language The Viking influence on the English language Gareth Branwyn

language Poll warns "Colder Than A Witch's T!t" and other phrases in danger of dying out Thom Dunn

writing "I never said we should kill him" can mean seven different things Mark Frauenfelder

History Why is the English language so weird and inconsistent? Blame the printing press. Thom Dunn

music History of Prisencolinensinainciusol, the gibberish English song that charmed Italy and the world Thom Dunn

literature Cornell English Department votes to change name to "Department of Literatures In English" Thom Dunn

racism US FEMA's aid instructions translated into "Alaska Native languages" that turned out to be gibberish David Pescovitz

manga Machine-translated JoJo adds extra depth to an already-bizarre manga Grant St. Clair

africa New evidence of African writing system that pre-dates European colonialists Thom Dunn

Grandiloquent Word of the Year 2022 The Grandiloquent Word of the Year for 2022 is "acrasia" Jennifer Sandlin

greta thunberg Authorities seize Andrew Tate's luxury cars Mark Frauenfelder

covers The Beatles' "Blackbird" performed in the indigenous Mi'kmaq language by a 16-year-old girl Mark Frauenfelder

linguistics Irish Goodbye = French Leave = English Departure = Polish Goodbye = Dutch Leave Andrew Yi

immigration The incredibly charming story of Dublin's Chinese street names Thom Dunn

words Is "Goblin Mode" really the Word of the Year, or are we being gaslighted? Thom Dunn

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