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From 'master bedroom' to 'blacklist': What will it take to change racist terms in our everyday language?
Several words and phrases that are a common part of the English language are getting reassessed for having racist undertones or origins.
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The surprising reaction Nyle DiMarco’s parents had when doctors told them he was deaf
The deaf model and actor has been breaking barriers in his own career while advocating for others in the deaf community and showing that "anything is possible," he says.
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Duke professor steps down after asking students to speak English 100% of the time
Megan Neely has resigned from her position as the director of a master's program, after sending out an email that suggested students should confine themselves to using English in class.
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No, Meghan Markle has not adopted a British accent — a linguist explains why
Think Meghan Markle has a British accent? Think again. A linguist says anyone hearing it is experiencing a "trick of the brain."
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Whatever You Do, Stop Using This Word. It’s Annoying.
In a telephone survey of more than 1,000 adult Americans conducted by the Marist Poll, just over 38 percent of those surveyed want people who abuse the word whatever to know that their use of the word is categorically annoying. Last year’s poll found that 43 percent disapproved versus the 38 percent this year, which will only embolden rampant whatever warriors to continue to verbally shrug in your face.
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Here’s the Science of the Happy Cry
As it turns out, there are a couple of evolutionary reasons why we have these opposing emotions, which psychologists have termed “dimorphous expressions.” In a paper published earlier last year in the journal Psychological Science, Oriana Aragon at Yale University’s department of psychology has explored the paradox of “cute aggression,” where a person is so overwhelmed by the dawww-worthiness of a subject that they express a desire to eat that squishy little thing right up. Crying when you’re h
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Trump First in the Polls, But His Supporters Are Last in Grammar
What? (Photo: Getty Images) Forget you are what you eat. When it comes to election season, you are what you speak. Or type, rather.