Getting into trouble with pronouns

by Chris Donovan May 20, 2025May 20, 2025

Ah, rhetoric? As much as I agree with Greg Pulliam’s commentary, “Those pesky pronouns” [Viewpoints, May 14], maybe I’ll lean in a little further and read John McWhorter’s latest, “Pronoun Trouble.”

Chris Donovan
Oak Park

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