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Stop the insanity, please
David Strom 6:01 AM on July 24, 2023
Stop the insanity, please
Follow the science, language edition
David Strom 6:41 PM on February 16, 2023
Follow the science, language edition
AP Stylebook isolates another word not to be mean with
Beege Welborn 6:01 PM on January 26, 2023
AP Stylebook isolates another word not to be mean with
California colleges move to purge "harmful phrases"
Jazz Shaw 5:31 PM on December 20, 2022
California colleges move to purge "harmful phrases"
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Why can't Karine Jean-Pierre pronounce Nobel Prize?
Karen Townsend 7:31 PM on November 29, 2022
Why can't Karine Jean-Pierre pronounce Nobel Prize?
“Change the words, to destroy the words, to recreate them again": Linguistic nihilism and tyranny on The Amiable Skeptics featuring Adam Baldwin Premium
Ed Morrissey 2:01 PM on September 27, 2022
“Change the words, to destroy the words, to recreate them again": Linguistic nihilism and tyranny on The Amiable Skeptics featuring Adam Baldwin
Orwell's warning about linguistic nihilism and the Establishment clerisy: The Amiable Skeptics featuring Adam Baldwin Premium
Ed Morrissey 4:01 PM on September 26, 2022
Orwell's warning about linguistic nihilism and the Establishment clerisy: The Amiable Skeptics featuring Adam Baldwin
Orwell, language, and the destruction of reality: The Amiable Skeptics featuring Adam Baldwin! Premium
Ed Morrissey 8:41 PM on September 22, 2022
Orwell, language, and the destruction of reality: The Amiable Skeptics featuring Adam Baldwin!
New York bans more words that suggest gender
Jazz Shaw 9:46 AM on August 22, 2022
New York bans more words that suggest gender
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New York bans the word "inmate" to describe people in prison
Jazz Shaw 12:31 PM on August 10, 2022
New York bans the word "inmate" to describe people in prison
Merriam-Webster caves to the trans agenda... again
Jazz Shaw 11:01 AM on July 20, 2022
Merriam-Webster caves to the trans agenda... again
Washington bans racist word for marijuana
Jazz Shaw 11:01 AM on April 26, 2022
Washington bans racist word for marijuana
This Washington Post story about a carpet cleaner who speaks more than 24 languages should be a movie
John Sexton 4:30 PM on April 05, 2022
This Washington Post story about a carpet cleaner who speaks more than 24 languages should be a movie
NY Times on 'backlash and bewilderment' over the left's wokespeak (and Times' commenters weigh in)
John Sexton 3:30 PM on November 02, 2021
NY Times on 'backlash and bewilderment' over the left's wokespeak (and Times' commenters weigh in)
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Teachers union head: Yes, we gave the CDC language for its guidance on school reopenings Premium
Allahpundit 3:44 PM on May 18, 2021
Teachers union head: Yes, we gave the CDC language for its guidance on school reopenings
Penn State bans more words
Jazz Shaw 9:21 AM on May 14, 2021
Penn State bans more words
When our dictionaries gave up the ghost
Jazz Shaw 10:01 AM on March 13, 2021
When our dictionaries gave up the ghost
Great moments in "science": UK hospital rejects the word "breast" as transphobic, or something
Ed Morrissey 7:01 PM on February 10, 2021
Great moments in "science": UK hospital rejects the word "breast" as transphobic, or something
Proper language matters, but not at Rutgers Premium
Jazz Shaw 12:31 PM on July 23, 2020
Proper language matters, but not at Rutgers
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The Associated Press wants to get rid of the word "mistress"
Jazz Shaw 6:01 PM on May 18, 2020
The Associated Press wants to get rid of the word "mistress"
Massive majority of Latinx voters don't like the term Latinx
Jazz Shaw 10:31 AM on March 10, 2020
Massive majority of Latinx voters don't like the term Latinx
Merriam-Webster caves. Singular "they" is word of the year Premium
Jazz Shaw 6:31 PM on December 10, 2019
Merriam-Webster caves. Singular "they" is word of the year
NYPD ordered to deal with mentally ill better by... using different words
Jazz Shaw 8:01 AM on October 22, 2019
NYPD ordered to deal with mentally ill better by... using different words
San Francisco: Let's not call them "felons"
Jazz Shaw 8:01 AM on August 26, 2019
San Francisco: Let's not call them "felons"
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Americans worried over level of harsh public talk, blame guess-Who
Andrew Malcolm 8:41 AM on June 25, 2019
Americans worried over level of harsh public talk, blame guess-Who
Atlanta-area DAs: No, we won't prosecute women for getting abortions
Karen Townsend 2:01 PM on May 21, 2019
Atlanta-area DAs: No, we won't prosecute women for getting abortions
Obama: You know, it's not racist to believe that immigrants should assimilate
Allahpundit 10:41 PM on April 10, 2019
Obama: You know, it's not racist to believe that immigrants should assimilate
SCOTUS to decide who is or isn't "effed"
Jazz Shaw 2:31 PM on March 11, 2019
SCOTUS to decide who is or isn't "effed"
New study uncovers the silent bias in our vocabulary
Andrew Malcolm 10:01 AM on February 24, 2018
New study uncovers the silent bias in our vocabulary
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Ancient language, modern politics combine for gridlock in Northern Ireland
Ed Morrissey 11:31 AM on February 10, 2018
Ancient language, modern politics combine for gridlock in Northern Ireland
No, we're not "weaponizing" immigration language
Jazz Shaw 7:01 PM on February 03, 2018
No, we're not "weaponizing" immigration language
A 2017 version of "the seven dirty words" at... the CDC?
Jazz Shaw 8:31 AM on December 16, 2017
A 2017 version of "the seven dirty words" at... the CDC?
Quick! We must de-gender the romance languages
Jazz Shaw 2:01 PM on November 15, 2017
Quick! We must de-gender the romance languages
Forget Latin. English is the new dead language
Jazz Shaw 8:31 PM on August 12, 2017
Forget Latin. English is the new dead language
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Of pigeons and terrorists
Jazz Shaw 12:01 PM on June 20, 2017
Of pigeons and terrorists
In Turkey, the thought police are banning the word "arena"
Jazz Shaw 2:31 PM on May 30, 2017
In Turkey, the thought police are banning the word "arena"
Library of Congress continues work on scrubbing "illegal alien" from the records
Jazz Shaw 2:31 PM on July 23, 2016
Library of Congress continues work on scrubbing "illegal alien" from the records
Connecticut officially redefines all language dealing with "gender"
Jazz Shaw 11:31 AM on July 16, 2016
Connecticut officially redefines all language dealing with "gender"
In our brave, new world, the proper use of English is now a microagression
Jazz Shaw 10:41 AM on June 09, 2016
In our brave, new world, the proper use of English is now a microagression
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White House wants colleges to refer to criminals as "justice-involved individuals"
Jazz Shaw 9:31 AM on May 15, 2016
White House wants colleges to refer to criminals as "justice-involved individuals"
About that "Rubio said something different on Univision" charge
Jazz Shaw 10:01 AM on February 16, 2016
About that "Rubio said something different on Univision" charge
Bad news, fellas: "You guys" now too sexist to tolerate
Ed Morrissey 4:41 PM on June 11, 2015
Bad news, fellas: "You guys" now too sexist to tolerate
Rubio: Let's face it, Spanish-language TV is in the tank for ObamaCare
Allahpundit 6:41 PM on April 03, 2014
Rubio: Let's face it, Spanish-language TV is in the tank for ObamaCare
Quotes of the day
Allahpundit 10:41 PM on February 03, 2014
Quotes of the day
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New Mexico Supreme Court: People who don't speak English must be included on juries
Allahpundit 9:21 PM on August 14, 2013
New Mexico Supreme Court: People who don't speak English must be included on juries
With all due respect, shun the nonbeliever
Libby Sternberg 4:01 PM on May 05, 2012
With all due respect, shun the nonbeliever
Sebelius to kids: Instead of calling each other "jerks," why don't you call each other "jerks"?
Tina Korbe 3:40 PM on March 16, 2012
Sebelius to kids: Instead of calling each other "jerks," why don't you call each other "jerks"?