Lexicographer John McWhorter Uses Words To Explain Words
Published 2018-02-28
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All Comments (21)
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Finally ... an educational interview. More interviews with people like professor McWhorter, please!
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Fewer celebrities, more interviews like this please :)
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At first I thought, "I'm kind of bummed there's no musical guest," but by the end I was thinking, "we need a linguistics guest more often." This was awesome.
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"Logorrheic verbal fantasia..." I've never heard the term "mouth diarrhea" spun with such eloquence. Man, I used to aspire to be as well spoken as the Prf. McWhorter while insulting someone.
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MAKE ACADEMICS GREAT AGAIN!
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This guy is the reason why I enjoy linguistics.
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Intelligent people are fascinating!
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BRING HIM BACK SOON.
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So does this means the old Colbert is back? I was entertained, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. Bring back all your academics pals, please!
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Pity this interview was so short.
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Looks like it wasn't expected how great this went. Please invite him back soon.
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Get more people like this instead of singers and actors . Kovfefe
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I felt bad when Colbert said “I’m afraid we’ll have to leave it there”. McWhorter clearly hadn’t finished answering the question that had been asked of him
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Oh, gosh, John McWhorter is endlessly entertaining. Thank you so much.
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I took an upper-division linguistic course taught be Prof McWhorter as undergraduate with a different major. He’s lectures were brilliant - a few hours a week of education driven humour. I’ve based my teaching style upon his approach. Colbert should have him back and prompt a story where McWorter has to draw a map!
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Less celebrities, more guys like this! He was awesome!
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The Neil DeGrasse Tyson of language. So enthusiastic about his subject. Love it!!!
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This was absolutely awesome! I could listen to this guy tell me about the evolution of words for hours...
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John McWhorter really needs to be in the forefront of intellectual discussion. Not only is the man just a font of reason, he's so eloquent and his cadence is so pleasant to listen to that its almost hypnotic.
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Jesus Christ ..that was the harshest burn without swearing I've heard for a long while...the French good at burning ..super creative..but that was amazing:):):)
