Language
How COVID-19 is changing the English language
The pandemic is impacting every aspect of life — language included.
September 25, 2020
How your online language gives away your age
When it comes to online communication, different generations use language quite differently.
July 22, 2020
11 grammar rules that changed since you were in school
"Errors" you made in the '60s, and '70s are no longer considered mistakes at all.
July 9, 2020
The 4 most important linguistic trends of the last decade
Most language trends fade away, but these have had more staying power.
July 1, 2020
The meanings behind 50 flower names
Here's how common flowers got their names, and what they're supposed to symbolize.
June 26, 2020
How Thomas Jefferson inspired the 19th-century’s most popular slang phrase
"A popularity which no other slang phrase has ever attained," a newspaper wrote in 1840.
May 27, 2020
How late in life can you start learning a language and still become fluent?
The results of a recent study are encouraging.
May 22, 2020
The specific ways aging affects language
Changes perceived as negative might have an upside.
May 20, 2020
The most important linguistic trends of the 2010s
These trends will help define the decade we're about to leave behind.
December 18, 2019
Words that survived by getting fossilized in Christmas tradition
These words might be obsolete by now if they hadn’t been included in Christmas songs and celebrations.
December 11, 2019
To gift or not to gift. Is ‘gift’ really a verb now?
'Gift' as a verb is following the same path blazed by the word 'donate,' which at one point drove people nuts.
December 10, 2019