Quote by: John McWhorter

Rap and spoken word have reawakened the country to poetry in itself. Texting and Twitter encourage creative uses of casual language, in ways I have celebrated widely. But we've fallen behind on savoring the formal layer of our language.


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Author Bio


  • NameJohn McWhorter
  • DescriptionAmerican linguist and political commentator
  • Born1965
  • ProfessionLinguist