Topic : LinguisticsEvasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newTricky, Special, Fruitful, Space-Flavored Fiddle-Faddle  April 14, 2022
This month's euphemisms feature tricky people, space-flavored sodas and more lexical lunacy.
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Article Topics:Language LoungeA Monthly Column for Word LoversJoseph Stalin and Problems of Linguistics April 7, 2022
Joseph Stalin came to power 100 years ago this month. His modern heir, Vladimir Putin, is every bit as adept as his ideological mentor at weaponizing language.
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Article Topics:Language LoungeA Monthly Column for Word LoversMetaphors We Live By (Updated) March 3, 2022
What's your go-to metaphor? Examination of corpora reveals that dreams have always been a basis of comparison but modern life gives us many more choices.
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Article Topics:Evasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newVery Spatial and Capable Lethal Aid February 10, 2022 By Mark Peters
From capable to renewable natural gas and everything in between, we've got a euphemism for you.
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Article Topics:Language LoungeA Monthly Column for Word LoversOf Dialects, Vernaculars, and Code-Switching February 3, 2022 By Orin Hargraves
We fit our speech to the circumstances we're in. Is there a basis for judgment when someone's preferred way of speaking is different from yours?
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Article Topics:CandlepowerAd and marketing creativesThe Ever-More-Common "-Core" January 20, 2022 By Nancy Friedman
Normcore, goblincore, cottagecore, gorpcore: one hard-working suffix turns any style preference into a named trend.
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It's time for the highly anticipated Euphemism of the Year 2021! From gifted pleasures to experience device to unalive see which of this year's worst words took home the crown.
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