John McWhorter: "Linguistics to me is toys. So it's a matter of what's fun this week. Let's do it" He says he was on the wrong side of the Abonas debate because he said black kids are having trouble in school due to home lives and neighborhood problems, not difference between isn't and ain't on the page. For questions, we have two mics, one on each side of the room, and I have questions on the iPad. If you start making a speech, I will cut you off.

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