John McWhorter

John McWhorter has written at least 28 books. Their most popular book is Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever with 39 saves with an average rating of 3.8⭐.

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

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

Details	Rating
Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever John McWhorter	3.8
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue John McWhorter	3.89
Woke Racism John McWhorter	4.08
The Power of Babel John McWhorter	4
The Language Hoax John McWhorter	3.33
Words on the Move: Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still John McWhorter	4.2
The Story of Human Language The Story of Human Language John McWhorter	4.5
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English John McWhorter	3.67
Talking Back, Talking Black: Truths About America's Lingua Franca John McWhorter	3.5
What Language Is: And What It Isn't and What It Could Be John McWhorter	0
Language Families of the World	0
False Black Power? False Black Power?	4
Language A to Z John McWhorter	3
Myths, Lies and Half-Truths of Language Usage John McWhorter	4.5
Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should, Like, Care John McWhorter	4
Woke Racism Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America John McWhorter	5
Losing the Race Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America John McWhorter	0
The Power Of Babel The Power Of Babel: A Natural History of Language John McWhorter	0
The Story of Human Language Complete Set John McWhorter	4
How the Words of Modern English Emerged John McWhorter	0
Surprises in the Ancestry of Old English John McWhorter	0
All about the Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can't Save Black America John McWhorter	3
Understanding Linguistics: The Science of Language John McWhorter	4
Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage John McWhorter	0
Authentically Black John McWhorter	0
Doing Our Own Thing John McWhorter	0
Winning the Race John McWhorter	0
Word on the Street: Debunking the Myth of a Pure Standard English John McWhorter	0

Details	Rating
Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever John McWhorter	3.8
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue John McWhorter	3.89
Woke Racism John McWhorter	4.08
The Power of Babel John McWhorter	4
The Language Hoax John McWhorter	3.33
Words on the Move: Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still John McWhorter	4.2
The Story of Human Language The Story of Human Language John McWhorter	4.5
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English John McWhorter	3.67
Talking Back, Talking Black: Truths About America's Lingua Franca John McWhorter	3.5
What Language Is: And What It Isn't and What It Could Be John McWhorter	0
Language Families of the World	0
False Black Power? False Black Power?	4
Language A to Z John McWhorter	3
Myths, Lies and Half-Truths of Language Usage John McWhorter	4.5
Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should, Like, Care John McWhorter	4
Woke Racism Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America John McWhorter	5
Losing the Race Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America John McWhorter	0
The Power Of Babel The Power Of Babel: A Natural History of Language John McWhorter	0
The Story of Human Language Complete Set John McWhorter	4
How the Words of Modern English Emerged John McWhorter	0
Surprises in the Ancestry of Old English John McWhorter	0
All about the Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can't Save Black America John McWhorter	3
Understanding Linguistics: The Science of Language John McWhorter	4
Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage John McWhorter	0
Authentically Black John McWhorter	0
Doing Our Own Thing John McWhorter	0
Winning the Race John McWhorter	0
Word on the Street: Debunking the Myth of a Pure Standard English John McWhorter	0

John McWhorter

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