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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
vintage science Listen to 6 American regional accents as they were spoken in 1958 Xeni Jardin
english as she is spoke English over the centuries Rob Beschizza
parrots Parrots who swore at zoo visitors removed from public view David Pescovitz
penmanship Man draws "Hardest kanji" Rob Beschizza
text books History professor and high school textbook author pushing to capitalize the "b" in "Black," and why that matters David Pescovitz
words are strong "Master bedroom" and "Master bath" won't be used in Houston's real estate listings anymore David Pescovitz
language AI-generated English words Rob Beschizza
multilanguage A fascinating map of the most spoken languages in every US state besides English and Spanish Thom Dunn
人机协同 Glossary: Chinese futurist military jargon Cory Doctorow
boomerspeak Codifying "Boomerspeak" and debating the ethics of poking fun at it Cory Doctorow