Watch Your Language

If you value good conversation and coherent writing, today’s obsession with texting is a sign that the world is doomed. But our guest, linguist and political commentator John McWhorter, says texting is actually an exciting new form of hybrid communication that combines speech and written language. John McWhorter, contributing editor to The Root.com and The New Republic, is the author of “What Language Is (and What It Isn’t and What It Could Be).”