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Why 200 Linguistic Scholars Decided That ‘-ussy’ Is the Word of the Year
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRejoice, language nerds! While the Merriam-Webster dictionary tried to gaslight us into believing...
A Deep Dive May Have Solved the Mysterious Origin of America's Earliest Language
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoThe Origin of America's Earliest LanguageJasmin Merdan - Getty Images A linguistics analysis shows...
How Stone Fruit Got Its Name
Mashed via Yahoo News· 6 months agobowl of stone fruits - Sergeyplyusnin/Getty The origins of the term "stone fruit" are a captivating journey into botanical history and linguistic...
Op-Ed: Gen Z's lingo might be difficult to understand, but there's a reason for that
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhile new generations have always used slang to set themselves apart, Gen Z's slang use is...
How Fashion Knock-Offs Specifically Hurt Black Designers And Creatives
Blavity via Yahoo News· 1 month agoRobbery, plagiarism, pilferage — in any linguistic variation, these terms refer to the deliberate...
Are SEC football coaches a bunch of bumpkins? No, but sounding like one can help | Whitley
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo Sports· 7 months agoWhen it came to top-25 matchups, the SEC looked more like the Missouri Valley Conference early this...
Are southerners losing their drawl? Research from UGA, Georgia Tech says they are
Athens Banner-Herald via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA collaborative study between the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech has found the classic...
Six English words borrowed from the Romani language
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Romani dialect and culture have been associated with central and northern India and they inherit a significant part of their linguistic heritage from...
Here's Why Curse Words Sound the Way They Do
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCredit - Getty Images/iStockphoto A swear word is like a linguistic punch in the nose. Virtually every language and culture has them—and virtually every...
The Differences Between Regional Southern Accents, According To A Linguist
Southern Living via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSouthern accents have nuances to them. Here, a linguist explains how they came to be and what the...
