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Language

How we communicate is important to the world’s future. Language plays a major part in that. These articles cover everything from polyglots to accents.

'I hate the allegations and I despise the alligators.'

LanguageNovember 6, 2023November 6

blogs / writers

Conan O'Brien "speaking" Italian

Comedy, Cool Links, Food & Drink, LanguageJuly 23, 2023July 23

Italy / video

30 facts about Argentinian culture

Culture, Food & Drink, History, Language, NatureJune 23, 2023September 27

Argentina / economics / geography / South America / Spain

Language Log on the indigenous languages of Taiwan

Cool Links, LanguageJune 15, 2023July 16

China / Taiwan

'Misogynoir' will be added to Merriam-Webster's dictionary

Black Cultures, Cool Links, LanguageMay 4, 2023July 16

Black women / phrases

TIL: the phrase 'teamwork makes the dream work' was coined in 2002

LanguageApril 22, 2023April 22

2000s / come in God / phrases

The BS language of tech CEOs laying off workers

Language, Society, TechnologyApril 8, 2023April 8

economics / money

Did someone use Bing's AI chatbot to enter a New Yorker cartoon caption contest?

Comedy, Cool Links, Language, TechnologyMarch 29, 2023July 16

AI / cartoons / phrases

Adopted Portuguese words in the Far East

LanguageFebruary 18, 2023February 18

Asia / China / Japan / phrases / Portugal / Taiwan / Vietnam

The origins of 'man'

Black Cultures, LanguageJanuary 10, 2023January 9

phrases / USA

Mele Kalikimaka: it's Hawaiian for Christmas nonsense

Culture, Language, MusicDecember 16, 2022December 18

Atlas Obscura / Christmas / phrases / USA

The fascinating origins and development of the Italian New Jersey dialect

LanguageDecember 7, 2022December 4

Atlas Obscura / geography / Italy / New York / USA

What is Gérson's law?

Culture, Language, SocietyDecember 2, 2022December 10

Brazil / phrases

Facts from MIT's Heritage Meets Heritage event

Language, SocietyNovember 23, 2022December 2

Africa / Asia / etymology / France / Germany / Japan / Portugal / Spain / USA / Vietnam

Dinosaur Comics on words, or terms, or expressions, or phrases, or idioms

Comics, LanguageNovember 8, 2022November 8

dinosaurs / phrases

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