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Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words

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Availability:In StockContributor:John McWhorterPublish date:04/01/25Pages:240
Language:EnglishPublisher:Avery Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780593713280ISBN-10:593713281UPC:9780593713280Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, HumorBook Subcategory:Linguistics, FormBook Topic:Etymology, Sociolinguistics, EssaysSize:7.32 x 5.35 x 0.96 inchesWeight:0.5908Product ID:SCNDAYJ3WZ
With his trademark humor and flair, bestselling linguist John McWhorter busts the myths and shares the history of the most controversial language topic of our times: pronouns

The nature of language is to shift and evolve--but every so often, a new usage creates a whole lot of consternation. These days, pronouns are throwing curveballs, and it matters, because pronoun habits die hard. If you need a refresher from eighth-grade English: Pronouns are short, used endlessly, and serve to point and direct, to orient us as to what is meant about who. Him, not her. Me, not you. Pronouns get a heavy workout, and as such, they become part of our hardwiring. To mess with our pronouns is to mess with us.

But many of today's hot-button controversies are nonsense. The singular they has been with us since the 1400s and appears in Shakespeare's works. In fact, many of the supposedly iron-clad rules of grammar are up for debate (Billy and me went to the store is perfectly logical!), and with tasty trivia, unexpected twists, and the weird quirks of early and contemporary English, John McWhorter guides readers on a journey of how our whole collection of these little words emerged and has changed over time.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Avery Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780593713280ISBN-10:593713281UPC:9780593713280Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, HumorBook Subcategory:Linguistics, FormBook Topic:Etymology, Sociolinguistics, EssaysSize:7.32 x 5.35 x 0.96 inchesWeight:0.5908Product ID:SCNDAYJ3WZ
John H. McWhorter teaches linguistics, American studies, and music history at Columbia University. He is the host of the podcast Lexicon Valley and writes a weekly column for The New York Times. McWhorter is the author of twenty-three books, including Nine Nasty Words, Woke Racism, The Power of Babel, and Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue.
Publisher: Avery Publishing Group

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