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Margaret Atwood Protests Removal of Nature Words From Oxford Junior Dictionary

By Jan 14th
How Not to Overthink Your Decision to Learn Japanese

By Aug 28th
Merriam-Webster Adds “Steampunk,” “Spoiler Alert,” and “Fangirl” to the English Dictionary

By May 20th
Nerd Semantics Cross Language Barriers With Yaoi, Slash, & Otaku

By May 9th
You Guys? English Is a Really Messed Up Language [Video]

By Apr 1st
Controversial Super Bowl Coke Commercial Adds Klingon; No Response Yet From Space Racists

By Feb 5th
The French Language Police Exist And Would Like You To Stop Using “ASAP” ASAP

By Jan 18th
The French Language Now Has Its Own Word For Sexting: “Textopornographie”

By Dec 17th
Researchers Have Found That “Huh” Is One of the Most Universal Words in Human Language

By Nov 18th
[Updated] Squee, srsly, Girl Crush, Derp Added to the Oxford Dictionaries Online. Also (Sigh) Twerk

By Aug 28th
Official Illinois State Department Website Offers Klingon Language Accessibility

By Aug 26th
Google Literally Just Said Literally Now Also Means “Figuratively”

By Aug 14th
Singing in a Foreign Language Helps You Learn Better Than Just Speaking It

By Jul 21st
Germans Have Adopted “Shitstorm,” Didn’t Even Say Thanks

By Jul 7th
What Difference Do Words Make?

By May 31st
Oof: Google Search Thinks “Worst” Is a Possible Synonym for “Gayest”

By May 24th
10 Pieces of British Slang I’d Like to See Stay in the U.K.

By Mar 14th
Twitter Adds LOLcat Language Setting If That’s Something You’re Interested In

By Feb 10th
Sharp Words: French Government Creates Official French Word for “Hashtag”

By Jan 25th
Female Scientists Describe Their Jobs Using Only the 10,000 Most Common English Words

By Jan 23rd