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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
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