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Tipping the Swear Jar: How mewithoutYou Used the F-Bomb to Say More Than the F-Word

Tipping the Swear Jar: How mewithoutYou Used the F-Bomb to Say More Than the F-Word

Lyricist Aaron Weiss of post-punk Christian band mewithoutyou used the F-word in a song and it got banned from radio and the album got pulled from record stores. Meanwhile, his fans ponder his parodying of cultural mores.

The Improbability of Communication in ‘The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez’

The Improbability of Communication in ‘The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez’

The inability to communicate truthfully and accurately runs like a red thread through the course of Robert M. Young's western, The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez.

‘The Bonjour Effect’ Bids Au Revoir to French Language and Mores

‘The Bonjour Effect’ Bids Au Revoir to French Language and Mores

The Bonjour Effect is too closely tailored to North American sensitivities to properly connect with French conversation culture.
‘Making Sense’ Provides a Fresh, Logical Approach to Grammar

‘Making Sense’ Provides a Fresh, Logical Approach to Grammar

Teaching grammar is like holding water. You just can’t get a grip. That's where David Cyrstal's Making Sense comes in.
The Moving Pixels Podcast Experiences ‘Event 0’

The Moving Pixels Podcast Experiences ‘Event 0’

This week we explore Event [0] and its experiment with language as a form of gameplay.
Every F***ing Thing You Need to Know About Profanity

Every F***ing Thing You Need to Know About Profanity

Michael Adams’ In Praise of Profanity tells you every f***ing thing you need to know about profanity but were afraid to ask.

From (Almost) the Big Bang to Tara to Patrick: ‘The Origins of the Irish’

The Power of Language and Fear in ‘Doctor Who’

What’s the Word? With Obscure Language Like Music Speak, It’s Hard not to Feel Like a n00b

‘The English Is Coming!’ A Different Form of Global Domination

‘Dreaming in Hindi’: Total Immersion, or Panicked Submersion?

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