Thank you all for coming out. My name is joann and i am the for common cause maryland. Im not sure how many of you are familiar with common cause but we are a nonpartisan Grassroots Organization dedicated to upholding the core values of american democracy. Chapters,er 30 state over one million members threat the country. Common clauses one of three groups helping todays event. I also want to give a special thank you to all the groups who took different actions like filing amicus reefs and supporting the movements in a number of ways. A special thank you to all the volunteers who came out early and are hoping out today. With common cause maryland, to one of the two most gerrymandered in the country. The worst in the nation for how we draw our congressional and district lines. We cannot rely on elected officials to fix the system. It is time for the Supreme Court to create ground rules that based safeguard our right to vote. Today we are joined by a number of speakers who are going to hi
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Thank you all for coming out. My name is joann and i am the for common cause maryland. Im not sure how many of you are familiar with common cause but we are a nonpartisan Grassroots Organization dedicated to upholding the core values of american democracy. Chapters,er 30 state over one million members threat the country. Common clauses one of three groups helping todays event. I also want to give a special thank you to all the groups who took different actions like filing amicus reefs and supporting the movements in a number of ways. A special thank you to all the volunteers who came out early and are hoping out today. With common cause maryland, to one of the two most gerrymandered in the country. The worst in the nation for how we draw our congressional and district lines. We cannot rely on elected officials to fix the system. It is time for the Supreme Court to create ground rules that based safeguard our right to vote. Today we are joined by a number of speakers who are going to hi
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Next, Columbia University Professor John mcwhorter discovers how word means have changed over time. This program contains language that some may find offensive. Welcome to the library my name is erica parker. Before we get started i have respect for the speaker and your fellow audience members, please silence all Electronic Devices at this time. Thank you for joining us for a talk with John Mcwhorter on his book words on the move why english wont and cant sit still like, literally . Language shifts. Constantly. Did you know the word clue derived from clue, a middle english word meaning aa bowl of thread now it makes sense, countless other words change taking on new meeting or new shades of meaning. In the age of memes and texan, lol, ls w, ts w, etc. Language continues to shift. But as John Mcwhorter explains, it should not scare us. He explains how the english language has evolved before our eyes and why we should embrace the change not fight it. John mcwhorter is an associate profess