⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ After reading - and LOVING - Nine Nasty Words, I‘m diving into linguist John McWhorter‘s backlist. This one takes an in-depth look at English and it‘s myriad quirks. We do some absurd stuff with words and phrasing. He largely compares Germanic versus Semitic languages. Super interesting stuff! McWhorter‘s writing is engaging and fun; narration flawless. “Meaningless do” was a bit repetitive, but I‘m being nitpicky. I learned a lot!