How to protect language from extinction?

Backbone for saving uniqueness

Why I Write Anonymously

I’m Not Hiding, I’m Learning…

Cantonese — the non-official language?

Fighting against Mandarin

The Closing Quotation Mark Dilemma

Three simple rules to keep your punctuation marks in their right…

The Language of Tragedy

How do we choose names for tragedies like 9/11 and the Boston Marathon…

The Literate Surfer

A critical look at surfer discourse, the definition of “kook,” and new literacy…

Happy third birthday, @Horse_ebooks!

On the Internet, a spam robot can be an epic hero

Ride the Hashtag, Don’t Create it.

The true story of social media.

-us-es? A Plural Revolution

The Revival of the Latin 4th Declension Plural

I like to write. It calms me. It provides a release. And, let’s be honest, it feeds my ego. All of these then are impet…. What? Impetuses? The snobbish out there would say that…