We're often told to eliminate words like 'um' and 'uh' from our speech, but are they really a sign of…
Ever wonder why you talk to your pet in a high-pitched, sing-song voice? This unique way of communicating, known as…
For people with grapheme-color synesthesia, letters and numbers aren't just black marks on a page—they have their own inherent, vivid…
Ever wonder how the word "will" came to signal the future? This linguistic magic trick is called grammaticalization, a process…
Why do we call the "Land of the Rising Sun" Japan instead of its native Nippon? This linguistic puzzle opens…
In the history of language, sounds can vanish without a trace. Or can they? This post explores compensatory lengthening, the…
The sentence "The rat the cat the dog chased ate died" is perfectly grammatical, yet it feels like a cognitive…
Dementia does more than steal memories; it systematically unravels the very fabric of language. This post explores the specific linguistic…
When does a 'heap' of sand stop being a heap after you remove one grain at a time? This is…
Have you ever understood someone's "no" even when they didn't say the word? This is linguistic implicature, the art of…
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