People's sense of how they talk tends to differ from the reality. — John McWhorter, Words on the Move: Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still
People's sense of how they talk tends to differ from the reality. — John McWhorter, Words on the Move: Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still
People's sense of how they talk tends to differ from the reality. — John McWhorter, Words on the Move: Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still
People's sense of how they talk tends to differ from the reality. — John McWhorter, Words on the Move: Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still
People's sense of how they talk tends to differ from the reality. — John McWhorter, Words on the Move: Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still
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People's sense of how they talk tends to differ from the reality.

— John McWhorter, Words on the Move: Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still
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