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Apr 23

Today’s Google Doodle Pays Homage to the Letter Ñ in the Spanish Alphabet

The creation of the letter dates back to the 12th century, and Ñ now appears in more than 17,700 Spanish words.
By Helen Holmes
A toxic workplace can leave employers with $190 billion in excess costs.
Jan 14

Can Artificial Intelligence Determine If You Have a Toxic Workplace?

A toxic workplace can leave employers with $190 billion in excess costs.
By Harmon Leon
TK.
Sep 14

Cher Sings Abba, MØ Heads to Neverland and 13 More Albums We’ll Be Listening to This Fall

From MØ and Cher to Cat Power and Prince, here are the albums we'll be spinning in fall 2018.
By Owen Myers
CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities leaders following a meeting.
Aug 9

Council Members Seek Greater Language Access in Large Housing Developments

By Madina Toure
Josep Guardiola on April 30, 2017 in Middlesbrough, England.
Jun 22

How to Play Soccer on Behalf of a Country You Want to Overthrow

By Eric M. Ruiz
'Going forward’ is a boardroom and husting escapee that has now made it big time in the workplace, and even outside.
Mar 3

Catchphrase to Cliché: How Corporate-Speak Became Common in Our Everyday Lives

By Kate Burridge
Amy Adams in Arrival.
Nov 10

In ‘Arrival,’ Aliens Just Don’t Understand (and Neither Do Humans)

By John Bonazzo
Humans co-opted the anatomical structures for breathing and chewing to create speech.
Sep 19

Language Could Be Humankind’s Most Impressive Technological Invention

By Salikoko S. Mufwene
(Photo: tikitonite/Flickr)
Aug 18

Last Rites for Vanishing Words

By Eric Scigliano
Oct 25

Pick a Word, Any Word! Gamify Your Vocabulary-Learning

By Allan Metcalf
Oct 25

Explore Wordnik, The World’s Biggest Online English Dictionary

By Allan Metcalf
Oct 25

6 Volumes, 60K Words, 60 Years in the Making: Dictionary of American Regional English

By Allan Metcalf
Aug 19

Genius Now Automatically Detects 7 Languages

By Brady Dale
Sep 26

Japanese Language App Teaches Common English Phrases Like 'I Just Took a Dump'

By Sage Lazzaro
Dothrakis do it to gibberish
Dec 13

'New York Times' Readers? Huge Dothraki Nerds

By Drew Grant
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