I'm a parent and teach writing. Watching my kids adopt new slang gives me a window into how expressions go viral, burn out, ...

Many students are now more willing to experiment with writing and speaking tasks because tools like ChatGPT provide immediate ...

Language Tutors are here to support all modern and ancient languages offered at Bates, including Latin, Ancient Greek, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, German, and French. We try to have both ...

[Editor’s note: This essay has been adapted from one that appeared on the Poynter site after the 2012 Super Bowl. It became a chapter in the book "How to Write Short: Work Craft for Fast Times," ...

Microsoft word was first released 40 years ago and it has had a surprising affect on the way we use language today (Credit: Alamy) As Microsoft Word turns 40, we look at the role the software has ...

These days, when someone starts to suggest that “soon” or “one day” things will “go back to normal,” they inevitably stop themselves and let their statement trail off into the ether. Normal, we have ...

How do you make writing accessible? We know how to replace steps with ramps. We know how to widen doorways and make restrooms larger for wheelchair users. We can accommodate Deaf people with Sign ...

For more than two decades, Woster has taught Lakota language and culture at St. Joseph’s Indian School, where she began in 2002. Her work was highlighted recently in a My Town docuseries episode ...

It’s easy to assume that new forms of technology have dumbed down the English language. Text messaging has reduced phrases to letters (CU L8r) and tweets have so many abbreviations and hashtags ...