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I highly recommend McWhorter's Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue.
by causi 5y ago
I highly recommend McWhorter's Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue.
- tpoindex 5y agoAlso highly recommended, John McWhorter's podcast, Lexicon Valley. Not only English, but also dives into other languages and why they are so. Edit: add older episode archives at Slate, https://www.booksmartstudios.org/s/lexicon-valley https://www.booksmartstudios.org/s/lexicon-valley (current) https://slate.com/podcasts/lexicon-valley https://slate.com/podcasts/lexicon-valley (archive)