They’re calling for “6-7” to be 86’d. New year, new list of obnoxious slang terms proliferating society — from mind-numbing rap song catch phrases to good words that have been bastardized or run their course. In an effort to preserve the English language, experts from Lake Superior State University have unveiled their list of so-called … Read more
NEW YORK — Noam Chomsky’s wife, Valeria Wasserman Chomsky, says reports Tuesday that the famed linguist and activist had died are untrue. “No, it is false,” she wrote Tuesday in response to an emailed query from The Associated Press. Noam Chomsky, 95, had been hospitalized in Brazil while recovering from a stroke suffered a year … Read more
The fusion of Latin and Anglo-American cultures in South Florida in the latter half of the 20th century has created a new dialect, linguists say. Known as Miami English, the increasingly popular parlance has its roots back in the 1950s, when Cubans began moving to the region en masse. One of the country’s most bilingual … Read more