All summer, people have been singing, “Where them fans at?” as part of the popular 803Fresh song and line dance “Boots on the Ground” (2024). But as students head back to school, The Washington Informer is asking another question: “Where them books at?”

Now, the linguaphile in me knows that the above question is not posed using proper grammar, and I can hear the many educators in my life correcting me with their answers, saying: “The books are behind that preposition.”

However, in honor of the unofficial song of the summer, I’m ignoring grammar rules and proudly remixing the tune to say: “Where them books at? Oh-oh, woah-oh, oh, woah-oh. We’ve got our books in our bags.”

Are you singing it in your head, as you read along? I hope so.

In fact, as back-to-school season starts, I hope that

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