Lexicon Valley from Booksmart Studios
Lexicon Valley from Booksmart Studios
Why Do We Dot Our i's?
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Why Do We Dot Our i's?

A brief history of I, both the word and the letter.
John McWhorter with Stephen Colbert.

As a guest on The Late Show, John told Stephen Colbert that there was nothing especially interesting to say about the word I. Well, he takes that back — there is, it turns out, much to say. Have a listen.

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Lexicon Valley from Booksmart Studios
Lexicon Valley from Booksmart Studios
A podcast about language, with host John McWhorter.