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Things We Saw Today: Why You Can Smell That Petrichor After It Rains

By Alanna Bennett Jan 18th
Margaret Atwood Protests Removal of Nature Words From Oxford Junior Dictionary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

By Susana Polo Jul 7th
What Difference Do Words Make?

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

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

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

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

By Glen Tickle Jan 25th