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maps Interactive map of native lands Rob Beschizza
ducks Duck learned to say "You bloody fool," providing scientists new insight into the evolution of vocal language David Pescovitz
guys On the origin of "you guys" Annie Rauwerda
messages There's merch for long-time nuclear waste warning messages Annie Rauwerda
english as she is spoken Why is the English language so weird and inconsistent? Blame the printing press. Thom Dunn
great white sharks Scientists: Don't call them shark "attacks" anymore. They are "encounters" that sometimes result in "bites." David Pescovitz
japanese Learn Kanji, one character a day, with this daily practice pad Mark Frauenfelder
down's syndrome How the language of special education denigrates kids with disabilities Thom Dunn
PBS The origins of the word "monster" Gareth Branwyn
deafness How Zoom is changing American Sign Language David Pescovitz
tense How to talk about time in a language that doesn't have any tenses Thom Dunn
italian music History of Prisencolinensinainciusol, the gibberish English song that charmed Italy and the world Thom Dunn
humans vs chimps Noam Chomsky on Nim Chimpsky and the emergence of language Thom Dunn
mexicans This Mayan language animated short film is just one of dozens in indigenous Mexican languages Thom Dunn
language European map of quotation marks Rob Beschizza
tone indicators Tone indicators and the ever-evolving quest to clarify what we're saying online Clive Thompson
language Can you tell which written languages are real? Mark Frauenfelder
spelling bees National Spelling Bee seeks new executive director, d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r, director David Pescovitz
coronacoinages "Pandemic" is the Dictionary.com word of the year. Thom Dunn
dictionaries Malarkey, schadenfreude, and Merriam-Webster's other Words of the Year David Pescovitz