Tag: English
Why does grammar matter?
Laurie Ann Britt-Smith, College of the Holy Cross
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like...
Why do Americans say ‘bay-zle’ and the English say ‘baa-zle’?
Christine Mallinson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an...
What makes something ironic?
Roger J. Kreuz, University of Memphis
Have you ever found yourself about to say, “that’s ironic,” only to stop yourself – unsure whether you were...
7 reasons to learn a foreign language
Kathleen Stein-Smith, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Half of the world population is bilingual, but only 25% of Americans can hold a conversation in another language.
Changing...
7 reasons to learn a foreign language
Kathleen Stein-Smith, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Half of the world population is bilingual, but only 25% of Americans can hold a conversation in another language.
Changing...
“You’re unallocated!” and other BS companies use to obscure reality
Kate Suslava, Bucknell University
Corporate America has invented many ways to avoid letting the public know it’s laying people off – or telling employees themselves...
Combatting stereotypes about Appalachian dialects
Kirk Hazen, West Virginia University
During the 2016 presidential election, broad support for Donald Trump came from most communities in Appalachia, where he received 63...
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Mercury from industrialized nations is polluting the Arctic – here’s how...
Daniel Obrist, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Scientists have long understood that the Arctic is affected by mercury pollution, but know less about how it happens....
