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John McWhorter

“When a note stays unchanged for an eternity, it's unexpected, suggesting either plainchant, willful modernist contrarianism, or bagpipes.”

John McWhorter, Words on the Move: Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still
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Words on the Move: Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still (Like, Literally) Words on the Move: Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still by John McWhorter
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