The author, John McWhorter, is a great guy to listen to. His TED talk[1] is interesting, his TED-Ed lessons[2] are even more interesting, and his &quot;Story of Human Language&quot;[3] course is so enormously interesting and fun, I listen to it as entertainment when bored.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ted.com&#x2F;talks&#x2F;john_mcwhorter_txtng_is_killing_language_jk" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ted.com&#x2F;talks&#x2F;john_mcwhorter_txtng_is_killing_la...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;results?search_query=ted+ed+john+mcwhorter" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;results?search_query=ted+ed+john+mcw...</a><p>[3] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thegreatcourses.com&#x2F;courses&#x2F;story-of-human-language.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thegreatcourses.com&#x2F;courses&#x2F;story-of-human-langua...</a>