John H. McWhorter

How social platforms affect our linguistic conventions.

John McWhorter on the word fantastic.

How social platforms affect our linguistic conventions.

John McWhorter on the word fantastic.

How social platforms affect our linguistic conventions.

John McWhorter on the word fantastic.

How social platforms affect our linguistic conventions.

John McWhorter on the word fantastic.

How social platforms affect our linguistic conventions.

John McWhorter on the word fantastic.

How social platforms affect our linguistic conventions.

John McWhorter on the word fantastic.

How social platforms affect our linguistic conventions.

John McWhorter on the word fantastic.

How social platforms affect our linguistic conventions.

John McWhorter on the word fantastic.

How social platforms affect our linguistic conventions.

John McWhorter on the word fantastic.

How social platforms affect our linguistic conventions.

John McWhorter on the word fantastic.

How social platforms affect our linguistic conventions.

John McWhorter on the word fantastic.

How social platforms affect our linguistic conventions.

John McWhorter on the word fantastic.

The many meanings of the word get.

Was English influenced by Phoenician?

Can a white author write vernacular dialogue for Black characters?

Animals communicate, sure, but that’s not the same as language.

Lots of military titles have strange pronunciations and backstories.

There’s more than one way to ask why. Look to Russian for an explanation.