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#Cursing Study: 10 Lessons About How We Use Swear Words on Twitter
Besides “a lot”
6 Things BuzzFeed’s Style Guide Tells Us About What’s Happening to Language
Because yaaass
‘American’ In Cantonese Sign Language Is the Same As the Sign for ‘Crazy’
Well that makes perfect sense
Hey, Y’all: Southern Accents Voted Most Attractive
We’re sure if “Valley Girl” was an option that like, totally would’ve won.
Soda or Pop? Scholars Plan to Map All of America’s Regional English, Again
It took 50 years for editors to put together the Dictionary of American Regional English. Now they’re heading back into the field.
15 Forgotten English Words You Should Know
Please note: Some are mildly disturbing. But it’s mostly just a wonder and a joy that these words exist
Why The Deserves a Symbol All Its Own
“It’s time to give the the recognition it deserves,” argues one Australian restaurateur
The Many Definitions of Marriage
Today’s Supreme Court ruling nixed a federal definition. But there are plenty left
Q&A: Why Insults Exist–and Why One Man Wants to End Them
Yo mama’s so dumb, she doesn’t know that physically weaker humans can use insults to change their positions in dominance hierarchies. Zing!
Reading While Eating for Mar. 18: March Madness Arrives
In today’s must-read links for your lunch break: everything you need to know about the upcoming N.C.A.A. tournament.
OMG! First Use of Abbreviation Found in a 1917 Letter to Winston Churchill
Lord Fisher’s Twitter account would have ruled. First use of OMG was in his 1917 Letter to Winston Churchill