Tag: English
Love it or hate it, nonliteral ‘literally’ is here to stay:...
Valerie M. Fridland, University of Nevada, Reno
Few words so rile language purists as the use of the adverb...
Classic literature still offers rich lessons about life in the deep...
Jonathan Bate, Arizona State University
When OceanGate, the deep-sea exploration enterprise, created a promotional video for its ill-fated US$250,000-per-head...
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 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...
EXPLORING NATURE
3 years after abortion rights were overturned, contraception access is at risk
Cynthia H. Chuang, Penn State and Carol S. Weisman, Penn State
On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court...
