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Art

Why do couples use baby talk with one another?

Staff Writer - December 4, 2021

Ramesh Kaipa, Oklahoma State University Imagine you’re strolling through a park and you overhear a middle-aged couple cooing over...

Art

Evidence of an impending breakup may exist in everyday conversation –...

Staff Writer - February 10, 2021

Sarah Seraj, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts; James W. Pennebaker, The University of Texas at Austin College...

Education

Why does grammar matter?

Staff Writer - February 2, 2021

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...

Education

Why does grammar matter?

Staff Writer - January 11, 2021

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...

Health

How talking about the coronavirus as an enemy combatant can backfire

Staff Writer - July 12, 2020

Tabitha Moses, Wayne State University Sometimes war involves battling other countries; other times, it’s the metaphorical kind, like our current “war” against the coronavirus. We see...

Art

How did ‘white’ become a metaphor for all things good?

Staff Writer - July 6, 2020

Aradhna Krishna, University of Michigan Shortly after George Floyd’s death, one of my friends texted me that Floyd wasn’t necessarily a bad person, but, pointing...

culture

Why ‘I was just being sarcastic’ can be such a convenient...

Staff Writer - July 5, 2020

Roger J. Kreuz, University of Memphis After President Donald Trump said during his June 20 rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that increased testing was responsible for...