Noah Higgs hated learning Irish in school. He hated the way it was taught, overly formal and disconnected from ordinary people’s lives. Most of all he hated the effect the lessons had on his fellow ...

The Oxford comma. “Ask” instead of “aks.” There, their, and they’re. The legitimacy of “ain’t” and “y’all.” These are familiar, if sometimes contentious, issues in the usage of the English language.

I can haz unadulterated English language? Definitely not – the Internet has a huge influence on our vocabularies and favorite sayings. But don’t worry about the downfall of English just yet. While ...

Internet lingo, a linguistic phenomenon that originated with young web users, has become an increasingly interesting part of online culture. With the help of social media, online expressions such as ...

Zachary Jaggers receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Views presented in this article do not represent views of the Foundation. Melissa Michaud Baese-Berk receives funding from the ...

The Internet has become a place where we cultivate relationships. Through quick messages that we type with our thumbs on our phones, we keep in touch with friends and family; we flirt and fall in love ...

Gretchen McCulloch’s book, 'Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language,' analyzes the digital age's linguistic metamorphosis. 25,269 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you ...

People from the midwestern United States say “pop,” while people from the coasts say “soda.” Southerners might say “y’all” instead of “you guys.” And people from the Internet say a lot, actually.

China's spoken and written language law was revised by the nation's top legislator on Saturday, reflecting the need for the ...

Okay, so maybe it’s a little difficult to grasp if you don’t spend a lot of time reading and writing things on the Web, because linguistic nuances. But the word “because” is the latest in a long line ...