People go *nuts* over this debate. If you’re looking for a simple way to start a playful argument and turn people against each other in (mostly!) good fun, ask what names they have for certain things.

Language is more than what we say: It’s how we say it. Across the country, the same word can sound entirely different depending on where it’s spoken. These subtle shifts (vowel bends, dropped Rs, ...

As linguists celebrate English Language Day and Shakespeare’s birthday, what does the ever-changing way we speak reveal about us? It is a division as entrenched and as bitter as the split between ...