Words on the Move: Why English Won't - And Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally) by John McWhorter

Words on the Move: Why English Won't - And Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally)

John McWhorter

272 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Language is always changing, but the way English is spoken today rubs many of us the wrong way. Whether it's the use of literally to mean "figuratively," or the way young people use LOL or business jargon like What's the ask?--it often seems as if...

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