blog posts The (former) President's Reading Lesson Aug 23, 2009 12:09 am2935 views Cell phones make kids faster, dumber Aug 12, 2009 2:08 am4858 views A Better Pencil, available now from Oxford University Press Aug 12, 2009 12:00 am1742 views Internet addiction: deadly pathology or just a nice substitute for TV? Aug 6, 2009 10:36 pm2779 views Amazon Fail 2.0: Bookseller's Big Brother removes Orwell's Big Brother from Kindles everywhere Jul 18, 2009 12:45 am1876 views Researchers find swearing has health benefits. If you're in pain, curse twice and call me in the morning Jul 15, 2009 5:15 pm8851 views Supporters of official English in the United States can learn from Slovakia Jul 13, 2009 4:15 pm2710 views Monkey grammar Jul 10, 2009 1:00 am4636 views Supreme Court strikes a blow against minority language rights Jun 28, 2009 11:30 am1250 views Finding Eve's Rib? Oldest "Ms." might not have feminist origins after all Jun 23, 2009 10:00 pm1345 views Note to English-only group that can't spell "conference": Presidential candidates in Kyrgyzstan have to pass a test in their official language. Could you pass a test in English? Jun 21, 2009 12:30 pm1770 views The American moment is waning. Will English pull us through? Jun 10, 2009 6:00 pm1200 views A spelling reformer writes to Mr. Lincoln Jun 5, 2009 12:45 am33298 views Written Language Disorder: Medical researchers fear there's no cure for bad writing May 13, 2009 11:30 pm5952 views Fox v. FCC: Supreme Court damns fleeting expletives on TV Apr 28, 2009 11:45 pm1946 views Shakespeare's Birthday is 'Talk Like Shakespeare Day' in Chicago, methinks Apr 20, 2009 7:45 pm1783 views <CTRL>, <ALT>, and especially <DELETE>: Proposed Cybersecurity Act gives president power to unplug the internet Apr 17, 2009 11:45 am602 views "Text 'M' for murder": The classics meet the digital age Apr 12, 2009 6:45 pm1323 views The Elements of Style turns 50. If you're celebrating, make sure to use the active voice Apr 2, 2009 12:00 am1391 views An M.A. in Facebook: now you can earn academic credit and avoid schoolwork at the same time Apr 1, 2009 10:45 pm1297 views Letter from London: Brits fear Facebook friends are really bombers Mar 29, 2009 10:00 pm950 views Dictionaries recognize same-sex marriage; opponents allege plot Mar 18, 2009 10:30 pm1990 views Without a net: Judges tell jurors with smart phones, "No surfing allowed" Mar 18, 2009 2:00 pm821 views March 10: The telephone is 133 years old today. Call me. Mar 9, 2009 9:00 pm2632 views Iowa, "the English-only State," suspends student for refusing English proficiency test Mar 6, 2009 10:59 pm1825 views British scientists warn, if Facebook doesn't kill you, it'll drive you nuts Feb 28, 2009 11:15 pm4483 views English may run out of words Feb 26, 2009 7:45 pm1467 views U.S. refuses to participate in International Mother Language Day until it's celebrated only in English Feb 21, 2009 12:30 am3466 views Lincoln the writer at 200: the statesman and orator constantly revised his prose Feb 12, 2009 2:46 pm1113 views New Jersey High School bans foreign languages, then eats its words Feb 6, 2009 10:00 pm6133 views Should we fear a world without books? Jan 26, 2009 9:49 pm2762 views Strict constructionist Chief Justice flubs oath, Obama presidency survives unscathed Jan 21, 2009 12:06 am1440 views Read all about it: Reading on the rise as economy falters Jan 13, 2009 5:45 pm1952 views Eliminating masculine pronouns, Congressional old boys network goes gender-neutral Jan 9, 2009 11:15 pm7568 views Pentagon tells soldiers, "We have ways of making you talk" Jan 7, 2009 11:20 am721 views Top 10 Language Stories of 2008 Jan 1, 2009 3:15 pm2185 views New military strategy: if GI's won't learn their verbs, try teaching linguists to shoot Dec 25, 2008 7:45 pm1126 views Did indicted Illinois ex-governor skip the online ethics training that he mandated for all state employees? Dec 10, 2008 1:30 am3704 views The word of the year for 2008 is Obama Nov 29, 2008 2:25 am2033 views Beyond the Pale: White House Hanukkah invite is actually Christmas card Nov 26, 2008 9:30 pm883 views Criminalizing cyberspace: from Myanmar to California, going digital can mean going to jail Nov 24, 2008 11:15 pm814 views Should Barack Obama, the first digital president, have to give up Twitter? Nov 16, 2008 7:35 pm770 views High Court to decide whether F-bomb is ready for prime time Nov 13, 2008 11:06 pm871 views Small Latin and less Greek were good enough for Shakespeare, but some Brits want to rid English of its classical roots Nov 10, 2008 11:00 pm1650 views Noah the Lexicographer finds Republican candidates' words lack . . . definition Oct 29, 2008 11:15 pm862 views The semantics of politics: defining the real "real" America Oct 22, 2008 11:30 pm849 views Words don't lie, part IV: Candidates debate role of plumbers in the White House Oct 16, 2008 1:00 pm3213 views Noah Webster at 250: a visionary or a crackpot? After all, he brought us ax and plow, but also deef and bridegoom Oct 15, 2008 12:47 am4090 views Guilt by association: My Sarah Palin number is 2. Does that mean I palled around with terrorists? Oct 13, 2008 9:43 pm882 views Words don't lie, part III: Campaign rhetoric gives way to campaign linguistics Oct 8, 2008 10:27 pm891 views