Let's look at the behavior of some words in English whose primary denotation involves physical contact, physical characteristics, violent impact, and damage. How do these words behave in contexts where no physical objects are flying about?
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Topic : Linguistics
The realm of nerdiness has been steadily expanding for years, with nerd culture taking over the world in the form of technology and pop culture. That makes this a good time to look at this insult turned compliment with a murky past and bright future.
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Article Topics:Evasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newSize-inclusive Reinterpretations of Collective Cockamamie Coinages  April 6, 2018
When the history of euphemisms is written, the following terms deserve footnotes, if not full-blown chapters.
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Article Topics:Language LoungeA Monthly Column for Word LoversPride and Prejudice and Natural Language Processing April 2, 2018
As I read Jane Austen, the question that is ever in the back of my mind is, how did she do it? Surprisingly, computers are quite helpful in discovering some of the aspects of Austen's writing that make it distinctive in the wide field of English fiction.
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Article Topics:Evasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newEuphemizing Some Spicy Meatballs March 7, 2018 By Mark Peters
I always let my readers wet their beaks in the deep pool of drivel I've collected from reservoirs of rot and lakes of lunacy. Please enjoy the following euphemisms and consider using them in your love sonnets and fraud trials.
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Article Topics:Language LoungeA Monthly Column for Word LoversMachine Translation Dreams March 1, 2018 By Orin Hargraves
Accurate and dependable machine translation has long been a dream among linguists and computer scientists alike. Will computers get there eventually? Possibly.
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Article Topics:Word RoutesExploring the pathways of our lexiconFor Whomst Does the Neologism Toll? February 23, 2018 By Mark Peters
Sometimes — mayhaps many times — we need words to help us make fun of other words, not to mention the preening posers who use them, including ourselves.
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