The Languages of Southeast Asia
Why are so many of the languages of Southeast Asia "like Chinese"? Slate Plus members get a...
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Irregardless Make You Cringe? Relax.
English is full of redundancies—so why are we bothered by only a select few? Slate Plus members...
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John McWhorter teases his new book about off-color English expressions, starting with c!#k....
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The Invisible Complexities of Translation
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Don\'t be fooled into thinking that English is a typical language. It\'s not.\r\nSlate Plus...
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For many languages, the idea that the subject belongs up front is plain backwards.\r\nSlate Plus...
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From the evolution of ain't to double negatives, simply saying no is wonderfully complex. Slate...
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Our language contains a trove of buried clues, petrified remnants of its past. But you have to...
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Words have a way of rebelling against their etymological parents, acquiring meanings of their...
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Future English Speaker, Can You Read Me?
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The story of how one little verb developed a seemingly endless capacity to absorb new meanings....
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White Author, Black English. Problem?
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Animals bark, sing, purr and even gesture, all fascinating but a far cry from human...
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Peculiar linguistic tales of America's soldiers. Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on...
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There's more than one way to ask why. How come? What for? Slate Plus members get a bonus segment...
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When Talking to Your Mother-In-Law Is a Minefield
From baby talk to formal varieties, languages around the world offer—or even require—different...
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