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Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words

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Avery
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Culture
History
Non-Fiction
Linguist John McWhorter busts the myths and shares the history of the most controversial language topic of our times: pronouns.

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The Washington Post
Witty ... Fascinating ... Hang on tight — this tour of pronoun usage swoops and spins around the world and across history so fast you might gag on your reflexive pronoun.
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Positive Kirkus Reviews
Fun and instructive ... McWhorter gets deep into the weeds.
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Positive Publishers Weekly
Piquant ... The etymology fascinates, and light humor enlivens what might in lesser hands become stuffy.
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