The Problem With Weird Al’s ‘Word Crimes’ Video

The celebrated parodist has a point, but much of what we’ve decided are hard-and-fast grammatical rules have more to due with style than clarity.

John McWhorter

Published Jul. 23 2014 5:45AM EDT 

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