White english wont andcant sit still, like literally. Language, constantly. Did you know the word clue derives from crew, the middle english word . In this area a ball of bread like these is through the labyrinth. It does not make sense. Other words have changed this way, taking on new meaning or new shades of meaning. In the age of means and texting, lol, nsw, dfw etc. , language continues to shift but as John Mcwhorter explains, that shouldnt scare us. Tonight he explains how the english language is evolving before our eyes and argues why we should embrace this change, not fight it. John mcwhorter is associate professor of english and comparative literature at columbia university. Hes the author of more than 15 books including the language book and the power of table. Hes currently writing his 20th book. Please give a warm welcome to John Mcwhorter. [applause] thanks everybody. I want to talk to you not too long about a new way of hearing language and i think its important because i
White english wont andcant sit still, like literally. Language, constantly. Did you know the word clue derives from crew, the middle english word . In this area a ball of bread like these is through the labyrinth. It does not make sense. Other words have changed this way, taking on new meaning or new shades of meaning. In the age of means and texting, lol, nsw, dfw etc. , language continues to shift but as John Mcwhorter explains, that shouldnt scare us. Tonight he explains how the english language is evolving before our eyes and argues why we should embrace this change, not fight it. John mcwhorter is associate professor of english and comparative literature at columbia university. Hes the author of more than 15 books including the language book and the power of table. Hes currently writing his 20th book. Please give a warm welcome to John Mcwhorter. [applause] thanks everybody. I want to talk to you not too long about a new way of hearing language and i think its important because i
This is cbs3 Eyewitness News this morning. Mostly cloudy today, chance of some storms tonight. We look live this morning at Lehigh Valley, but it will be getting pretty mild soon. So, heres some good news on a tuesday morning. And, good morning. Im rahel solomon. Im jim donovan. Lauren and meisha will be along in just is a minute. First what we need to know in the morning minute. Chaos in center city. Police arrest several teens and are looking for more after a flash mob attack. Septas police chief tweeted last night that yesterdays chaos was the worse hes ever seen. A driver is hospitalized after a shooting in west philadelphia. Police describe the victim as unlicensed cab driver. Who pick up two passengers who tried to rob him. The little girl, she just was really shaken up. A case every child abuse caught on tape. Day kay work nerve clifton height arrested after seen pushing a little girl down the stairsment the girl suffered minor injuries. While trump was in florida, out of no whe
Such attempts are contrary to our character, to our values, and to our history as a nation built around the ideas of religious freedom. Sole, donald, how do you respond to those comments, specifically president obama right there clearly pointing towards you . We need protection in our country. Our country is not protected, eric, at all. People are flowing in to our country. They are crossing the border. They are coming in many different ways. One of the big ways happens to be on the southern border and its really gotten worse and it can be now worse than ever. We have wonderful security but they are not allowed to be security. The Border Patrol people are really wanting to do their jobs. They cant do their jobs. Everybody wants the wall. Every time i mention it at big, big rallies, everybody stands up and give me cheering ovations. Its amazing to watch. Standing ovations all the time. And, frankly, mexico will pay for the wall. The reason is we have such a trade imbalance its unbelieva
And our way of life. Such attempts are contrary to our character, to our values, and to our history as a nation built around the ideas of religious freedom. Sole, donald, how do you respond to those comments, specifically president obama right there clearly pointing towards you . We need protection in our country. Our country is not protected, eric, at all. People are flowing in to our country. They are crossing the border. They are coming in many different ways. One of the big ways happens to be on the southern border and its really gotten worse and it can be now worse than ever. We have wonderful security but they are not allowed to be security. The Border Patrol people are really wanting to do their jobs. They cant do their jobs. Everybody wants the wall. Every time i mention it at big, big rallies, everybody stands up and give me cheering ovations. Its amazing to watch. Standing ovations all the time. And, frankly, mexico will pay for the wall. The reason is we have such a trade im