blog posts 'Talking while Spanish' on trial in Wichita Aug 15, 2008 11:30 pm1389 views Court rules 'Talking while Spanish' grounds for expulsion at Kansas school Aug 16, 2008 8:30 pm2458 views It's 3 a.m. and someone is texting the White House . . . Aug 23, 2008 11:17 pm986 views LPGA to golfers: speak English or get off the tour Aug 28, 2008 11:45 pm1203 views English, brought to you tonight by the Republican Party Sep 6, 2008 1:30 pm1159 views Pig-gate: any way you spin it, lipstick on a pig is politics as usual Sep 10, 2008 10:45 pm1427 views Correcting other people's English leads to conviction on federal conspiracy charges Sep 21, 2008 10:30 pm2180 views Words don't lie: semantic mapping of presidential debate shows what's really on candidates' minds Sep 28, 2008 12:51 am1259 views Words don't lie, part II: Perception Analyzer reveals no Jack Kennedys at vice presidential debate Oct 2, 2008 11:15 pm1029 views Words don't lie, part III: Campaign rhetoric gives way to campaign linguistics Oct 8, 2008 10:27 pm891 views Guilt by association: My Sarah Palin number is 2. Does that mean I palled around with terrorists? Oct 13, 2008 9:43 pm881 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 am4082 views Words don't lie, part IV: Candidates debate role of plumbers in the White House Oct 16, 2008 1:00 pm3213 views The semantics of politics: defining the real "real" America Oct 22, 2008 11:30 pm847 views Noah the Lexicographer finds Republican candidates' words lack . . . definition Oct 29, 2008 11:15 pm860 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 pm1648 views High Court to decide whether F-bomb is ready for prime time Nov 13, 2008 11:06 pm871 views Should Barack Obama, the first digital president, have to give up Twitter? Nov 16, 2008 7:35 pm770 views Criminalizing cyberspace: from Myanmar to California, going digital can mean going to jail Nov 24, 2008 11:15 pm814 views Beyond the Pale: White House Hanukkah invite is actually Christmas card Nov 26, 2008 9:30 pm883 views The word of the year for 2008 is Obama Nov 29, 2008 2:25 am2033 views Did indicted Illinois ex-governor skip the online ethics training that he mandated for all state employees? Dec 10, 2008 1:30 am3702 views New military strategy: if GI's won't learn their verbs, try teaching linguists to shoot Dec 25, 2008 7:45 pm1123 views Top 10 Language Stories of 2008 Jan 1, 2009 3:15 pm2184 views Pentagon tells soldiers, "We have ways of making you talk" Jan 7, 2009 11:20 am721 views Eliminating masculine pronouns, Congressional old boys network goes gender-neutral Jan 9, 2009 11:15 pm7565 views Read all about it: Reading on the rise as economy falters Jan 13, 2009 5:45 pm1952 views Strict constructionist Chief Justice flubs oath, Obama presidency survives unscathed Jan 21, 2009 12:06 am1439 views Should we fear a world without books? Jan 26, 2009 9:49 pm2756 views New Jersey High School bans foreign languages, then eats its words Feb 6, 2009 10:00 pm6124 views Lincoln the writer at 200: the statesman and orator constantly revised his prose Feb 12, 2009 2:46 pm1113 views U.S. refuses to participate in International Mother Language Day until it's celebrated only in English Feb 21, 2009 12:30 am3465 views English may run out of words Feb 26, 2009 7:45 pm1459 views British scientists warn, if Facebook doesn't kill you, it'll drive you nuts Feb 28, 2009 11:15 pm4482 views Iowa, "the English-only State," suspends student for refusing English proficiency test Mar 6, 2009 10:59 pm1823 views March 10: The telephone is 133 years old today. Call me. Mar 9, 2009 9:00 pm2625 views Without a net: Judges tell jurors with smart phones, "No surfing allowed" Mar 18, 2009 2:00 pm821 views Dictionaries recognize same-sex marriage; opponents allege plot Mar 18, 2009 10:30 pm1990 views Letter from London: Brits fear Facebook friends are really bombers Mar 29, 2009 10:00 pm950 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 The Elements of Style turns 50. If you're celebrating, make sure to use the active voice Apr 2, 2009 12:00 am1374 views "Text 'M' for murder": The classics meet the digital age Apr 12, 2009 6:45 pm1323 views <CTRL>, <ALT>, and especially <DELETE>: Proposed Cybersecurity Act gives president power to unplug the internet Apr 17, 2009 11:45 am602 views Shakespeare's Birthday is 'Talk Like Shakespeare Day' in Chicago, methinks Apr 20, 2009 7:45 pm1782 views Fox v. FCC: Supreme Court damns fleeting expletives on TV Apr 28, 2009 11:45 pm1946 views Written Language Disorder: Medical researchers fear there's no cure for bad writing May 13, 2009 11:30 pm5950 views A spelling reformer writes to Mr. Lincoln Jun 5, 2009 12:45 am33283 views The American moment is waning. Will English pull us through? Jun 10, 2009 6:00 pm1200 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 pm1769 views Finding Eve's Rib? Oldest "Ms." might not have feminist origins after all Jun 23, 2009 10:00 pm1344 views