What’s So Bad About the C-Word?
On Samantha Bee, Ivanka Trump, and the rhetorical power of English’s strongest epithet.
On Samantha Bee, Ivanka Trump, and the rhetorical power of English’s strongest epithet.
A new study represents a new low for pop psychology.
Some journalists are wringing their hands over a rise in profanity. Screw 'em.
A renowned scientist proposes an alternative to a contested word.
John McCain and Corey Robin say the president's actions speak louder than his words. But this is a false distinction.
A journey into the evolving research on the benefits of speaking multiple languages.
A limited vocabulary could be limiting your happiness.
In her new memoir, the novelist abandons English for Italian.
How "they" is going from plural to singular.
The social network's new icon will enlarge our emotional vocabulary
Dictionaries and style guides treat it as a proper noun, but no one else does
The spine-tingling glee of the Scrabble enthusiast
An etymological mystery
On language and class at the copy desk