Topic : LinguistsLanguage 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 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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Article Topics:CandlepowerAd and marketing creativesBrand Names of the Year for 2021 December 16, 2021 By Nancy Friedman
From Meta to "Squid Game," here are the names and brands that captured our attention this year.
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Article Topics:Evasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newVolunteer Smurfs Ride Experience Devices December 9, 2021 By Mark Peters
Here are the latest eggs from language's basket of drivel, served fresh in your monthly euphemism omelet.
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Article Topics:Language LoungeA Monthly Column for Word LoversLet Internet Randos Be Your Guide December 2, 2021 By Orin Hargraves
Online review aggregators collect information of a kind that used to be ephemeral but now is more enduring. Is this a good thing? I'm not so sure.
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Gunsels, gumshoes, and hard-boiled dames: Your guide to the slangy talk in Hollywood films of the late 1940s and early 1950s.
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