Words have power. Referring to Cape Town as the ‘Mother City’ perpetuates racist lies about the history of our country. It’s time to stop.

Utterances like um, wow and mm-hmm used to be dismissed as irrelevant linguistic detritus. But some linguists now think they ...

Other interjections serve as what some linguists call “continuers,” such as mm-hmm — signals from the listener that they’re ...

Many MAGA Republicans vehemently criticize liberals and progressives for language policing, often mocking "woke" terms like ...

President Donald Trump’s purge of so-called woke initiatives as one of his first orders of business after returning to the ...

Dirt for Friday, March 7, 2025 This subject literally is literally akin to fingernails on a chalkboard  … Welcome to today’s ...

Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government ...