The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

Linguist John McWhorter

11 min • 3 maj 2025

Columbia University linguistics professor and bestselling author John McWhorter discusses some of the quirks of the English language and explains why one of Stephen’s favorite Southern words will always be considered slang. McWhorter’s book “Pronoun Trouble” is available now. 

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