John McWhorter
Posts
Let’s Have Fewer Cancellations. Let People Take Their Lumps, Then Move On.
The default should be forbearance for those who’ve breached woke etiquette.
Are Participles a Thing of the Past?
Our informal verbalization of verbs.
Language Evolves Right Before Our Ears. It’s Very ‘Satisfying.’
How pickleball and A.S.M.R. may have helped the youngs refine our language forward.
English Is Messy. Do I Have to Spell It Out?
Whither our aspirational Esperanto.
Give Duke Ellington the 1965 Pulitzer Prize
An overdue reckoning worth reckoning with.
When Republicans Backed Herschel Walker, They Embraced a Double Standard
It’s hard to imagine support for a white candidate so unsuited for the role.
Sometimes ‘Proper’ Speech Isn’t Correct Speech
Contractions can be frowned upon. We’re gonna wanna rethink that.
Republicans Want to ‘Harden’ Schools. That’s an Awful Euphemism.
Preparing schools to repel and return gunfire isn’t a mature society’s response.
Our Racial Reckoning Could Have Come Sooner. What Made 2020 Different?
The murder of George Floyd, a pandemic and social media released a storm.
San Francisco Schools Are Retiring ‘Chief.’ That’s Not as Frivolous as It Seems.
But are the sentiments of the few more important than those of the many?
Advertisements
{
"slotId": "6845006044",
"unitType": "responsive",
"resize": "auto"
}