What was language like a year ago? Ten years ago? A hundred? What about before that? We’re climbing into the Linguistic Time Machine and finding…
Our accents are great! They represent our origins, our languages, our community, and our identity. But too many of us feel like we can’t speak…
Here’s an entire show, curated by one of our most prolific contributors — newly minted speechie PharaohKatt! She’s got news. She’s got words. She tries…
Language isn’t just for communication — it’s fun. For over a hundred years, crosswords have served as entertainment, and even been blamed for society’s ills.…
Language helps us build and maintain social relationships. Cults — however we define them — exploit this function and subvert it for their own ends.…
For many students, university opens up new frontiers of learning — and new ways to be marginalised for their language use. A new book explores the…