Insight Categories: Language Use

What do retrosexuals, flotels, and bonus parents have in common? Answer: they’re all in Merriam-Webster’s latest list of Top 10...

X marks the proverbial spot.  It’s also the X factor, that special something that you just can’t define but that...

This item was originally published on June 24th, 2010 at Fast Company. I don’t have an iPad yet, but I...

I won’t try to hide the fact that I have seen the two Twilight movies and I’m likely to see...

Apple has now licensed their second trademark from Cisco. First they settled with Cisco and licensed “iPhone” (Cisco previously owned...

I’m a big fan of using proper grammar. But I’m also a big proponent of keeping up with trends, both...

You know how people often go to the store to buy good old-fashioned dairy milk, and then buy this stuff...

Some say it with flowers. Others, with chocolates. And then there are those who prefer more stimulating tokens of their...

I love the mailing list for the American Name Society – there’s always a lively discussion about placenames, company names,...