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The most important linguistic trends of the 2010s
These trends will help define the decade we're about to leave behind.
December 18, 2019
Language
Words that survived by getting fossilized in Christmas tradition
These words might be obsolete by now if they hadn’t been included in Christmas songs and celebrations.
December 11, 2019
Language
To gift or not to gift. Is ‘gift’ really a verb now?
'Gift' as a verb is following the same path blazed by the word 'donate,' which at one point drove people nuts.
December 10, 2019
Holidays
11 charming old slang words you can use this Thanksgiving
Old dialect terms for turkey parts to bring back this year.
November 26, 2019
Family
The creative ways other languages handle grandparent names
It’s a special bond, and humans have found ingenious ways to highlight its importance linguistically.
October 7, 2019
