Language Corner

The AP and the latest style

April 29, 2021 By Merrill Perlman

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Why Kiev is now Kyiv

December 16, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

‘Eggcorns,’ and other incorrect homophones

December 11, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

A ‘mast year’ for acorns

November 20, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

‘WIMP,’ and its role in the evolution in technology

November 12, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

The eminence of ‘preeminent’

November 6, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

Is it wrong to say you ‘raised’ kids?

October 28, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

The online popularity of the ‘VSCO girl’

October 24, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

Now, how about some distractions?

October 17, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

The shady roots of ‘quid pro quo’

October 9, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

AP hyphen outrage continues with guidance update

October 1, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

Five tips for journalists on covering trans and nonbinary people

September 30, 2019 By Lewis Raven Wallace

The new Merriam-Webster words

September 23, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

How ‘Keysmash’ became the way internet users expressed their emotions

September 16, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

AP sparks linguistic pandemonium with hyphen guidance update

September 9, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

When nouns are turned into verbs

September 3, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

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