blog posts 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 am3466 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 am1375 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 am33284 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 pm1770 views Finding Eve's Rib? Oldest "Ms." might not have feminist origins after all Jun 23, 2009 10:00 pm1344 views Supreme Court strikes a blow against minority language rights Jun 28, 2009 11:30 am1250 views Monkey grammar Jul 10, 2009 1:00 am4621 views Supporters of official English in the United States can learn from Slovakia Jul 13, 2009 4:15 pm2703 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 pm8846 views Amazon Fail 2.0: Bookseller's Big Brother removes Orwell's Big Brother from Kindles everywhere Jul 18, 2009 12:45 am1876 views Internet addiction: deadly pathology or just a nice substitute for TV? Aug 6, 2009 10:36 pm2777 views A Better Pencil, available now from Oxford University Press Aug 12, 2009 12:00 am1742 views Cell phones make kids faster, dumber Aug 12, 2009 2:08 am4843 views The (former) President's Reading Lesson Aug 23, 2009 12:09 am2915 views California must ban language discrimination Aug 26, 2009 11:53 pm3803 views Protestors shouting "Apples are red!" demand an end to socialized education Sep 3, 2009 4:54 pm2019 views Montreal bus driver celebrates 40 years of official bilingualism by throwing English-speaking passenger off her bus Sep 11, 2009 11:45 pm12006 views A 300th birthday card for Samuel Johnson, the great English lexicographer Sep 13, 2009 1:35 am3053 views Amazon Sales Rank: I'm being outsold by a book on tattoos Sep 24, 2009 1:45 pm1969 views Celebrate Banned Books Week: Read now, before it's too late Oct 1, 2009 12:00 pm4377 views Blogging for pay: Federal Trade Commission to make bloggers tell all Oct 7, 2009 4:30 pm1853 views Whatever is, you know, the word that Americans hate most Oct 12, 2009 10:15 pm7648 views It's National Writing Day: I wrote today, did you? Oct 20, 2009 11:00 pm5358 views The Noun Game -- a simple grammar lesson leads to a clash of civilizations Oct 24, 2009 5:30 pm53308 views Two thumbs up? Researchers predict by 2013 we'll all be tweeting Oct 25, 2009 3:30 pm1788 views