{"product_id":"pronoun-trouble-the-story-of-us-in-seven-little-words-hardcover","title":"Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn McWhorter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith 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\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003ci\u003eHim, not her. Me, not you.\u003c\/i\u003e Pronouns get a heavy workout, and as such, they become part of our hardwiring. To mess with our pronouns is to mess with \u003ci\u003eus\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But many of today's hot-button controversies are nonsense. The singular \u003ci\u003ethey\u003c\/i\u003e 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 (\u003ci\u003eBilly and me went to the store \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn H. McWhorter\u003c\/b\u003e teaches linguistics, American studies, and music history at Columbia University. He is the host of the podcast\u003ci\u003e Lexicon Valley \u003c\/i\u003eand writes a weekly column for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. McWhorter is the author of twenty-three books, including \u003ci\u003eNine Nasty Words\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWoke Racism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Babel\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOur Magnificent Bastard Tongue\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 7.32 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336077500781,"sku":"9780593713280","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/YprJJ8YAJc9780593713280.webp?v=1778915119","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/pronoun-trouble-the-story-of-us-in-seven-little-words-hardcover","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}