Episode 209
Subject-Verb-Object, Right?
For many languages, the idea that the subject belongs up front is plain backward.
March 16, 202140m 54s
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Show Notes
Our way of putting together sentences is far from universal.
Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios production. Episode 209: "Subject-Verb-Object, Right?" With John McWhorter. Produced and edited by Mike Vuolo. All rights reserved.
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