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It is the experience of many linguists, when they crack open something written by Bill Labov, or his students, that they suddenly realize th...

YouGov has come out with a perplexing, Christmas themed 1 , survey. "Sorry Britain," they say, "but you've been saying ...

In a web extra from Samantha Bee's show, we get an extended interview with the farmer Michael Forbes telling a story about how he chased...

Saturday night, Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon appeared on Weekend Update as "White Women from Suburban Philadelphia." Apparently subur...

Linguists, I've got a question. Is there any distinction to be made between (1) and (2)? I'm a big fan of Rhianna. I'm a big ...