John McWhorter

John McWhorter has written at least 29 books. Their most popular book is Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue with 58 saves with an average rating of 3.88⭐.

They are best known for writing in the genres History, Language Arts & Disciplines, and African Americans.

funny, informative, and lighthearted are their most common moods.

Details	Rating	Readers Count
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue John McWhorter	3.88	23 reads
Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever John McWhorter	3.88	20 reads
The Power of Babel John McWhorter	4.25	11 reads
Woke Racism John McWhorter	4.08	19 reads
The Language Hoax John McWhorter	3.33	9 reads
Words on the Move: Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still John McWhorter	4.2	10 reads
The Story of Human Language The Story of Human Language John McWhorter	4.5	5 reads
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English John McWhorter	3.67	3 reads
What Language Is: And What It Isn't and What It Could Be John McWhorter	0	1 read
Talking Back, Talking Black: Truths About America's Lingua Franca John McWhorter	3.5	2 reads
Language Families of the World	0	1 read
False Black Power? False Black Power?	4	2 reads
Language A to Z John McWhorter	3	1 read
Myths, Lies and Half-Truths of Language Usage John McWhorter	4.5	2 reads
Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should, Like, Care John McWhorter	4	1 read
Should America Pay?: Slavery and the Raging Debate on Reparations Raymond A. Winbush	0	0 reads
Woke Racism Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America John McWhorter	5	1 read
Losing the Race Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America John McWhorter	0	0 reads
The Power Of Babel The Power Of Babel: A Natural History of Language John McWhorter	0	0 reads
The Story of Human Language Complete Set John McWhorter	4	1 read
How the Words of Modern English Emerged John McWhorter	0	0 reads
Surprises in the Ancestry of Old English John McWhorter	0	0 reads
All about the Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can't Save Black America John McWhorter	3	1 read
Understanding Linguistics: The Science of Language John McWhorter	4	1 read
Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage John McWhorter	0	0 reads
Authentically Black John McWhorter	0	0 reads
Doing Our Own Thing John McWhorter	0	1 read
Winning the Race John McWhorter	0	0 reads
Word on the Street: Debunking the Myth of a Pure Standard English John McWhorter	0	0 reads

Details	Rating	Readers Count
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue John McWhorter	3.88	23 reads
Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever John McWhorter	3.88	20 reads
The Power of Babel John McWhorter	4.25	11 reads
Woke Racism John McWhorter	4.08	19 reads
The Language Hoax John McWhorter	3.33	9 reads
Words on the Move: Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still John McWhorter	4.2	10 reads
The Story of Human Language The Story of Human Language John McWhorter	4.5	5 reads
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English John McWhorter	3.67	3 reads
What Language Is: And What It Isn't and What It Could Be John McWhorter	0	1 read
Talking Back, Talking Black: Truths About America's Lingua Franca John McWhorter	3.5	2 reads
Language Families of the World	0	1 read
False Black Power? False Black Power?	4	2 reads
Language A to Z John McWhorter	3	1 read
Myths, Lies and Half-Truths of Language Usage John McWhorter	4.5	2 reads
Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should, Like, Care John McWhorter	4	1 read
Should America Pay?: Slavery and the Raging Debate on Reparations Raymond A. Winbush	0	0 reads
Woke Racism Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America John McWhorter	5	1 read
Losing the Race Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America John McWhorter	0	0 reads
The Power Of Babel The Power Of Babel: A Natural History of Language John McWhorter	0	0 reads
The Story of Human Language Complete Set John McWhorter	4	1 read
How the Words of Modern English Emerged John McWhorter	0	0 reads
Surprises in the Ancestry of Old English John McWhorter	0	0 reads
All about the Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can't Save Black America John McWhorter	3	1 read
Understanding Linguistics: The Science of Language John McWhorter	4	1 read
Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage John McWhorter	0	0 reads
Authentically Black John McWhorter	0	0 reads
Doing Our Own Thing John McWhorter	0	1 read
Winning the Race John McWhorter	0	0 reads
Word on the Street: Debunking the Myth of a Pure Standard English John McWhorter	0	0 reads

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