
Linguist John McWhorter
The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert
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Exploring Southern Speech and Language Evolution
This chapter explores the significance of Southern speech, particularly the term 'y'all', as a marker of politeness and group communication. It also discusses the evolution of singular 'they' as a pronoun and its potential permanence in contemporary English.
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