The languages we speak and the words we use not only dictate who can understand us but also how we are perceived. Particular word and dialect choices can offer the listener insights into the class, ...

Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say “6-7” is “cooked” and should ...

I’m guessing that I’m not such as old a dog as I think — I’ve been learning some new tricks! But … they’re the same old tricks, only different. Language, for example. Lately, I’ve had cause to look ...

This month, Slate is republishing some of our favorite stories. Here’s today’s selection: Matthew J.X. Malady’s Good Word columns were a delight for dedicated linguists and word dabblers alike. This ...

Language is an ever-evolving and living thing; a social construct plucked from the minds of millions, with each hand that touches it shaping it in some small but ineffable way. And like all living ...

Anywhere you go in the United States, you’re likely to encounter a word you’ve never heard before or never used regularly, as ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Pluto is finally getting some respect – not from astronomers, but from wordsmiths. “Plutoed” was chosen 2006’s Word of the Year by the American Dialect Society at its annual meeting ...

The American Dialect Society has named “because” its word of the year for 2013. What makes because special is its evolving usage. Where once “because” needed to be followed by “of” or a full clause, ...

The American Dialect Society—the same august, century-old body that brought us “-ussy” as its 2022 Word Of The Year—has gone ahead and once again decided to choose chaos, naming “rawdog” its WOTY for ...

As we approach Arabic Language Day on December 18th, it's an opportune time to immerse ourselves in the sheer beauty and eloquence of the Arabic language. With its rich history and intricate ...

In 1990, the American Dialect Society named its first "word of the year" — a word (or phrase) chosen by a group of linguists and professors that encapsulates how Americans have been speaking for the ...