Language

Papers being graded for grammar

May 09, 2017

Fun & Games, Language

Logophile Language Puzzlers: Politicians, Pep Talks, and Chintz

Andy Hollandbeck

A grammar test marked up by an unseen grader.

Mar 04, 2017

Fun & Games, Language

Logophile Language Puzzlers: Palettes, Nonplussed, Julia Roberts

Andy Hollandbeck

Editor

Mar 03, 2017

“Please Don’t Say That!” A Grammarian Gives Up

Bruce Bliven

Jan 18, 2017

Do You Talk Funny? Embracing Your Dialect

Richard Lederer

Woman at a telegraph

Oct 20, 2016

Language, The 1940s

Before LOL and BTW, There Were KUBIT and PYTUO

Jeff Nilsson

An open book

Dec 28, 2015

Noah Webster Would Have Loved Urban Dictionary

Rosemarie Ostler

Books

Jul 27, 2013

Will We Ever Fix Our Spelling?

Jeff Nilsson

Illustration by Kyle Hilton

Jun 25, 2013

In the Words of the Presidents

Paul Dickson