Pronoun trouble: the story of us in seven little words
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New York : Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2025].
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Book
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240 pages ; 19 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593713280, 0593713281, 9780593713280
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Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"The 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 curve balls, 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. ... Pronouns get a heavy workout, and as such, they become part of our hardwiring. To mess with our pronouns is to mess with us. ... [But] the singular 'they' has been with us since the 1400s and appears in Shakespeare. In fact, many of the supposedly iron-clad rules of grammar are up for debate ('Billy and me went to the store' is perfectly acceptable!), and with tasty trivia, unexpected twists, and the weird quirks of early and contemporary English, McWhorter guides readers on a journey of how our whole collection of these little words emerged and has changed over time"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
McWhorter, J. H. (2025). Pronoun trouble: the story of us in seven little words. Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)McWhorter, John H. 2025. Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words. Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)McWhorter, John H, Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words. Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2025.
MLA Citation (style guide)McWhorter, John H. Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words. Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2025.
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