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Gender neutral 'Mx' may be added to Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary will consider including the gender neutral title "Mx" in the next edition, to represent transgender people and those who don't identify by gender.
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I read and write in English, but I still dream in Amharic
It’s complicated to be an artist with family spanning multiple languages – my relatives love that I write but think I’m not writing for them. By Hannah Giorgis.
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What Happened to O?
The death of an exclamation. By Gabe Rivin.
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20 new words from the Oxford Dictionary, illustrated
From hangry to butt-dial.
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Why is English so weirdly different from other languages?
No, English isn’t uniquely vibrant or mighty or adaptable. But it really is weirder than pretty much every other language. By John McWhorter.
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Origins of English: Frisian
Linguists consider Frisian to be the language which is most closely related to English. Today, it is spoken primarily...
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Language, Policed: The Monster of Bad Spelling
And the newspaper that led a movement for a more accessible language. By Annie Abrams.
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The Great Failure of Andrew Carnegie’s Simplified Spelling Lobby
In their own quiet way, spelling and grammar are each forms of lobbying. We treat language as an immutable fact, but it started out as a variety of opinions on what things should be called. And those opinions, like a diamond pressed into form, slowly molded into a definitive shape. But even though language started from dissent, there’s a limit to how much dissent we can tolerate... By Ernie Smith.
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“Neoliberalism” is it?
What are we talking about exactly, and why is this causing so much discussion? By Jeremy Fox.
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Can Amor Truly Vincit Omnia? Chaucer Doth Advise
Our favorite 14th-century poet and advice columnist Geoffrey Chaucer is back with sage words for lovers and beloved alike this Valentine's Day. And pictures of cats, "for cattes plese al folke."
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The Future of Academic Style
Why Citations Still Matter in the Age of Google. By Kathleen Fitzpatrick.
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What will the English language be like in 100 years?
The future is one of multiple Englishes. By Simon Horobin. (Nov. 10)
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Pensioner's anger as squatter wins right to keep his £400,000 house
A pensioner who lost his empty house to a squatter branded the law ‘an ass’ yesterday after a judge dealt a final blow to his hopes of seizing back control. Colin Curtis, 80, also now faces losing the modest one-bedroom flat he lives in because he could have to pay both parties’ legal costs. The decision upholds a landmark ruling in favour of Keith Best, who took over the house, which was seen as a victory for squatters’ rights.
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Evolution of the English language.
How the English language has changed over the past 1000 years.
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Order force: the old grammar rule we all obey without realising
I had no idea there was a specific order for adjectives until I read a viral post. It was a side-of-the-mallet moment
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How A Fake British Accent Took Old Hollywood By Storm
The story behind the strange way Katharine Hepburn (and others) spoke. By Dan Nosowitz.
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Take a butcher’s at this: a new history of slang
"Vulgar Tongues: an Alternative History of English Slang" gathers material from a mind-boggling range of sources – but still leaves you wanting more. By Lynne Truss.
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The death of dialect? Don't believe a word of it
Have you ever been called mardy, been mithered, complained of someone being nesh, labelled them a numpty or had people look at you blankly because a word you have used since childhood does not form part of their vocabulary? If any of the above sounds familiar then congratulations: you are living proof that the death of dialect is greatly exaggerated.
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List: Math Problems for English Majors
If Elizabeth Bennet’s house is ten miles away from Mr. Darcy’s house, how far will her mother go to arrange a suitable marriage?
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How good is your Indian English?
With interesting formations of English words and a large crop of loanwords, Indian English is a fascinating English dialect. Let’s see how well you know it!
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