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  1. Literally vs. figuratively

    Linguist Anne Curzan explains why we should not fear for the future English.

  2. Is that a bluebird or just a blue bird?

    Linguist Anne Curzan dissects the mysterious species known as the compound word.

  3. 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.”

  4. 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.

  5. 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?

  6. Can a word mean its own opposite?

    If a box is “still unpacked,” does that mean it’s still full or still empty?