How to Think Like a Linguist

John H. McWhorter

Oct 01, 2019 10:40 AM

How “Rest in Power” Went From Radical Eulogy to Kitschy Twitter Meme

Rachelle Hampton

Sept 30, 2019 5:45 AM

Why Grammar Nerds Keep Getting So Furious With the Associated Press

Seth Maxon

Sept 25, 2019 3:45 PM

The History of “Hurt People Hurt People,” From Pastors to Strippers to Hustlers

Matthew Phelan

Sept 17, 2019 3:02 PM

Has English Gotten Less Complex?

John H. McWhorter

Sept 17, 2019 12:24 PM

The Complicated Decisions That Come With Digitizing Indigenous Languages

Lorraine Boissoneault

Sept 09, 2019 9:30 AM

Curse Words Can Reveal a Lot About the English Language

John H. McWhorter

Sept 03, 2019 10:38 AM

Poll Finds Voters Associate the Word Rapist With Trump

Christina Cauterucci

Aug 23, 2019 5:57 PM

This Family Speaks 1,200 Languages

John H. McWhorter

Aug 20, 2019 9:57 AM

Mario Maker II Isn’t Just a Preposterously Fun Game. It’s a Whole Language.

Evan Urquhart

Aug 19, 2019 5:38 PM

Stop Calling Xi Jinping “President”

Isaac Stone Fish

Aug 08, 2019 11:42 AM

Wikipedia Is Helping Keep Welsh Alive Online

Stephen Harrison

Aug 07, 2019 7:30 AM

Language vs. Dialect

John H. McWhorter

Aug 06, 2019 9:21 AM

The Real Communication Void Emoji Filled

Gretchen McCulloch

July 24, 2019 5:45 AM

The Internet Loves the Exclamation Point!!

John H. McWhorter

July 23, 2019 1:17 PM

Should Everyone Quit Using Gendered Pronouns?

Mary Harris

July 15, 2019 5:00 AM

Why Is “Ph” Pronounced That Way?

John H. McWhorter

July 09, 2019 11:13 AM

The Democrats’ Cringey Spanish Contest Is Better Than the Alternative

Lili Loofbourow

June 27, 2019 8:19 PM

Does Language Affect Thought?

John H. McWhorter

June 25, 2019 2:21 PM

“Postmate It,” Postmates’ New Slogan, Is a Grammatical Disaster

Heather Schwedel

June 21, 2019 1:13 PM