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11 Language Books That Won’t Bore You
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBuzzFeed News The BuzzFeed copy desk is obviously obsessed with all things grammar, style, and editing. Here are some of our favorite books on language....
African American English, Black ASL are stigmatized. Experts say they deserve recognition
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFor as long as she can remember, Sonja Lanehart has been fascinated by how people speak. In...
Why do people have slips of the tongue?
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhat's he trying to say? nojustice via iStock / Getty Images PlusHave you visited Yew Nork? Does your stummy ache? What dog of bag food will we get? In...
C is for Covfefe: The ABCs of Donald Trump as he coins a new nickname
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDonald Trump is well-known for a lot of things: his divisiveness, his career in real estate, The...
What's the Definition of 'Chef's Kiss?' Merriam-Webster Has the Answer
Food & Wine via Yahoo News· 9 months ago“Make me a smashburger, cheffy!” Waqar Hussain / Getty Images It’s that time of year again when the...
Bleisure, buddymoon and gamping: A dictionary of the new travel trends
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 4 months agoRemember when we just took a “vacation”? Or if we were feeling European, we went on “holiday”? These...
'Goblin mode' is Oxford's word of the year. What does it mean?
TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGoblin mode has been declared by popular vote to be Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year. So...
Kanye West, Who Recently Launched His Own Private School, Admits He Hasn’t Read ‘Any Book’
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKanye West, who recently launched his own private school, just admitted that he hasn’t read “any...
This would be more than she could put up with | Sam Venable
Gannett via AOL· 3 months agoThere’s been an item in the news not a lot of people care about. In fact, they’ve likely never thought of it before. Except for writers and English majors, they won’t even know what it’s concerning ...
150 Useless Facts That You Just *Have* To Know
Parade via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThere's always that one person at the party who has a story for everything. But if we're being honest, aren't those people the most interesting and fun...