Language

11-year-old corrects the grammar in Justin Bieber’s ‘Boyfriend’

Bieber am not speak correct.

On Mar 10, 2016 by David Britton

Oxford apologizes for ‘flippant’ tweet about ‘rabid feminist’

Bad example, guys.

On Jan 25, 2016 by Carrie Nelson

New wearable translator comes with world’s creepiest marketing video

Finally, a tool to help men sexually harass women in other countries.

On Jan 7, 2016 by Mary Emily O’Hara

The Logbar Ili is an instant-translation wearable that could make foreign travel much easier

The Ili has a simple goal, but we can’t say whether its big promises equate to solid results.

On Jan 5, 2016 by Selena Larson

Ending your texts with periods is a social sin, according to science

You monster.

On Dec 8, 2015 by Cynthia McKelvey

J.K. Rowling’s American term for ‘muggle’ isn’t stupid—it’s just new

The new word is nothing compared to real Jazz Age slang terms like ‘wurp’ and ‘spifflicated.’

On Nov 5, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Watch two robots invent their own spoken language

Is this the future of language?

On Oct 7, 2015 by Dylan Love

Learn all the best insults from around the world with this video

How many different ways are there to say ‘wanker,’ anyway?

On Sep 24, 2015 by Josh Katzowitz

Reddit falls for teen girl’s YouTube comedy routine, ironically calls her dumb

She doesn’t seriously consider English and American two separate languages.

On Sep 9, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Apparently, 80 percent of Americans think their good spellers

These people might be just a little overconfident.

On Aug 20, 2015 by Miles Klee

Now you can find out your state’s most popular emoji

Nevadans love them some eggplant.

On Aug 18, 2015 by Selena Larson

Google Translate can recognize text in real time from 20 new languages

Hold your phone up to translate 27 languages.

On Jul 29, 2015 by Selena Larson

This Google-made beer fridge only opens if enough people talk to it

Not only do you have to say it—you have to say it in 6 languages.

On Jun 26, 2015 by Selena Larson

You’ll never guess which word just made it into the dictionary

This is epic.

On May 26, 2015 by Miles Klee

Dictionary.com adds ‘basic,’ ‘brogrammer,’ and ‘revenge porn’

Your vocabulary just got bigger.

On May 6, 2015 by Miles Klee