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'Goblin mode' is Oxford Dictionary's word of the year
'Goblin mode' is Oxford Dictionary's word of the year
Merriam-Webster's 2021 word of the year is 'vaccine'
Merriam-Webster's 2021 word of the year is 'vaccine'
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How the Founding Fathers encourage political violence
How the Founding Fathers encourage political violence
Why banning 'harmful' online speech is a slippery slope
Why banning 'harmful' online speech is a slippery slope
What the language police miss about offensive words
What the language police miss about offensive words
Google wants to finish your sentences. That's a problem.
Google wants to finish your sentences. That's a problem.
Trump's authentically untruthful response to impeachment
Trump's authentically untruthful response to impeachment
The unsurprising decline of childhood literacy in America
The unsurprising decline of childhood literacy in America
Why 'little' is the most brutal insult Trump can imagine
Why 'little' is the most brutal insult Trump can imagine
In the future, will the English language be full of accented characters?
In the future, will the English language be full of accented characters?
What are you smocking? A brief guide to Trump's many misspellings.
What are you smocking? A brief guide to Trump's many misspellings.
There's a perfect German word for America's perpetually enraged culture
There's a perfect German word for America's perpetually enraged culture
The delicate art of using linguistics to identify an anonymous author
The delicate art of using linguistics to identify an anonymous author
How America normalized the murder of schoolchildren
How America normalized the murder of schoolchildren
The curious case of people who can't stop speaking in foreign accents
The curious case of people who can't stop speaking in foreign accents
Why on Earth does the Olympics still refer to hundreds of athletes as 'ladies'?
Why on Earth does the Olympics still refer to hundreds of athletes as 'ladies'?
How the world's languages handle thorny gender issues
How the world's languages handle thorny gender issues
Almost every language has a word for 'Christmas.' Few reference Christ.
Almost every language has a word for 'Christmas.' Few reference Christ.
How 'thoughts and prayers' became the stock phrase of tragedies
