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EPISODE · May 4, 2004 · 51 MIN

Whose Language Is It?

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Is there a right and a wrong way to speak English? Is there really something wrong with saying, “Hopefully, we’ll have a good century,” or “Where is the library at?” or “There is no way to correctly split an infinitive”? Is grammatical purity just snobbism? John and Ken don’t hold their tongues with linguist and NPR commentator Geoff Nunberg.

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