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The Unexpected Origins of the Word ‘Monster’

What's the Longest Word?

Can Computers Really Talk? Or Are They Faking It?

What People Get Wrong About African-American English

Popular Words Invented by Authors

60 Euphemisms for Death!

Is Swearing Good for Your Brain?

How Do Clichés Evolve into Memes?

The Screwed-Up History of English Spelling

Pronouns: Little Words That Say a Lot

Is Gossip... Good?

Foreign Words We Need in English

Is Bilingualism a Superpower?

The Stories Behind Food Names

Literally No One Likes a Grammar Cop

Why Sign Language Was Banned in America

How Brands Ruin Slang

Is "R" a Vowel?

Where Alcoholic Drinks Got Their Names

How English Took Over the World

The Weird History of Invented Languages

How Queer Communities Created Secret Languages

What Brain Damage Reveals About Language

Why Does Texting Feel Different from Talking?

How the Colors Got Their Names

The Most Extreme Place Names

How Language Nerds Solve Crimes

Why Do These Words Get Mispronounced So Much?

Is the Southern Accent Disappearing?

Why Do We Use Cringey Words for Loved Ones?

Why Do Baby Names Fall Out of Fashion?

How Cults Use Language to Control

What Is Your Body Telling People?

Why Is English Awash in Sailors' Jargon?

You Were Probably Taught to Read Wrong

Is English a Creole?

Can TV Change the Way We Speak?

The Ancient Origins of Body Words

How Languages Die

Why A.I. Struggles with Negative Words

Inside the Fiercest Debate in Linguistics

Where Did Cringey Corporate Jargon Come From?

These Magic Words Are REAL!

Will Algorithmic Self-Censorship Unalive Language?

Popular Word Origins That Are Totally WRONG

The 2,000 Year Evolution of Punctuation

How Brands Use Linguistics to Control Your Mind

Why Linguists Love What's Happening with K-Pop

Lying Is Way More Complicated Than You Think

Why We All Disagree on How to Talk About Time

Why Every Generation Uses This One Slang Word

The Problem with Judges Acting Like Linguists

Why Are There So Few Words for Smells?

The People Trying to Control Language

Does "Baby Talk" Have a Purpose?

How Fast Can a Word Change Its Meaning?

There Are Way More God-Words Than You Think

Digs deep into the quintessential human trait of language to find the fascinating, thought-provoking, and funny stories behind the words and sounds we take for granted. Incorporating the fields of biology, history, cultural studies, literature and more, linguistics has something for everyone and offers a unique perspective into what it means to be human.

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