Topic : Linguistics
Will you drive a ZEV, a PHEV, or an ICE? A Lightning, an Ioniq, or an e-Tron? Here are some of the names and terms you'll need to know to navigate the evolving landscape of electric vehicles.
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Article Topics:Evasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newMulti-Purpose Malarkey That Facilitates Fiddle-Faddle June 10, 2021 By Mark Peters
Check out this month's euphemism roundup or as I like to call it, a bushel of hooey.
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The COVID-19 vaccines are here — and so are a lot of new words and brand names.
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Article Topics:Language LoungeA Monthly Column for Word LoversPlurals That Are Singular April 29, 2021 By Orin Hargraves
English speakers are comfortable with many plural nouns that take a singular verb, as long as the noun falls into a class that has some familiar companions of the same kind.
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Article Topics:Evasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newGenderful, Neanderthal Joggers and Other Variants of Concern April 8, 2021 By Mark Peters
When it comes to euphemisms, English is rich in terms for those with very few brain cells to rub together.
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Article Topics:Language LoungeA Monthly Column for Word LoversSign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign April 1, 2021 By Orin Hargraves
The language of road signs is intended to be helpful but it sometimes misses the mark.
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Article Topics:Language LoungeA Monthly Column for Word LoversThe Medium Is Still the Message, Mostly March 4, 2021 By Orin Hargraves
Has language taken a subordinate role in the explosion of new media, now that we have so many more metalinguistic ways to message directly than we used to?
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