language

Back in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Suzanne Wagner realized that social distancing requirements had created an unlikely linguistic…

A bill to make English the official language in Michigan has passed a House committee. HB 4053 would require all public government documents be written in…

Language is an essential part of preserving the ancient ties to heritage and culture. And with the native language of the Ojibwe people starting to fade...

Many would consider arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court to be the pinnacle of a lawyer’s career. For lawyers facing that opportunity, a new...

We commonly use the pronouns “he” and “she” to refer to someone, but what if that person doesn’t identify as male or female? The Washington Post...

Every year, Lake Superior State University comes up with a list of banished words – words and phrases they say have become overused. This year’s list…

We Michiganders tend to think of ourselves as having no accent, instead speaking with a perfect, neutral broadcast voice. But according to Ted...

Have you noticed that there are two pronunciations for the articles “a” (“uh and “ay”) and “the” (thuh and thee)? Do you pronounce the word “often”...

The Next Idea It’s not too hard for many of us to think of words that are just used so much that instead of summoning up a powerful image, they trigger...

The recent announcement that new emojis are coming to a keyboard near you in 2016 caught our attention. The emoji powers that be (and yes, that exists!)...