Search Results for: “anne curzan talking about words”
-
Literally vs. figuratively
Linguist Anne Curzan explains why we should not fear for the future English.
-
Is that a bluebird or just a blue bird?
Linguist Anne Curzan dissects the mysterious species known as the compound word.
-
Uh-oh. How do you pronounce that?
Video: Do you pronounce the “h” in “uh-oh?” What about the “g” in “running?” Anne Curzan examines cases where a word’s pronunciation and its letters don’t quite correspond. Blame it on the “glottal stop.”
-
Metaphorically speaking…
Time is money and love is a battlefield. This month Anne Curzan examines the common (and rather poetic) ways we use metaphors in everyday speech.
-
Nonplussed about a guest columnist?
Anne Curzan turns her column over to graduating senior Nicholas Triantafillou this month. He details a semantic shift leaving many linguists nonplussed. Or are they?
-
Can a word mean its own opposite?
If a box is “still unpacked,” does that mean it’s still full or still empty?