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300 Years of Language Peevery
Self-styled language experts have lamented the decline of English for centuries. From shifting pronunciations to newfangled words to evolving grammar, everyone from Jonathan Swift to John McWhorter has a pet peeve or two.
Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios production. Episode 229: "300 Years of Language Peevery." With John McWhorter. Produced and edited by Mike Vuolo. All rights reserved.
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Self-styled language experts have lamented the decline of English for centuries. From shifting pronunciations to newfangled words to evolving grammar, everyone from Jonathan Swift to John McWhorter has a pet peeve or two.
Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios production. Episode 229: "300 Years of Language Peevery." With John McWhorter. Produced and edited by Mike Vuolo. All rights reserved.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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