{"product_id":"pronoun-trouble-john-mcwhorter-9780593713280","title":"Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith his trademark humor and flair, the bestselling linguist and renowned professor busts the myths and shares the history of the most controversial language topic of our times: pronouns\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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 curveballs, 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. \u003ci\u003eHim, not her. Me, not you.\u003c\/i\u003e Pronouns get a heavy workout, and as such, they become part of our hardwiring. To mess with our pronouns is to mess with \u003ci\u003eus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e But many of today's hot-button controversies are nonsense. The singular \u003ci\u003ethey\u003c\/i\u003e has been with us since the 1400s and appears in Shakespeare's works. In fact, many of the supposedly iron-clad rules of grammar are up for debate (\u003ci\u003eBilly and me went to the store \u003c\/i\u003eis perfectly logical!), and with tasty trivia, unexpected twists, and the weird quirks of early and contemporary English, John McWhorter guides readers on a journey of how our whole collection of these little words emerged and has changed over time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John McWhorter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593713281\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593713280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Avery Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"John McWhorter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46094278590719,"sku":"9780593713280","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b35caa1b-2e7b-4867-9274-93d57a2d65a0.jpg?v=1724844208","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pronoun-trouble-john-mcwhorter-9780593713280","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}