Welcome to the twenty-fifth installment of More Than Words, where I take queer words of all sorts and smash them apart and see what makes them tick. Every week I’ll be dissecting a different word, ...

I first came across Gretchen McCulloch’s writing on internet linguistics in a piece for the now-defunct website, “The Toast.” It was about how sarcasm developed online, and began like this: “Sarcasm.

Gretchen McCulloch is a linguist who writes popular linguistics, especially about internet language. She blogs daily at AllThingsLinguistic.com. How is language evolving on the internet? In this ...

How is language evolving on the Internet? In this series on internet linguistics, Gretchen McCulloch breaks down the latest innovations in online communication. A recent study found that people who ...

Facebook’s much debated Real Name policy, which seeks to reduce online anonymity, has put personal privacy and identity issues back in the spotlight of life on the Internet. User accounts with ...

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Oregon needed a dominant performance to end non-conference play after head coach Trent Kersten issued challenges to his team and staff from the... Jordon Davison had an incredible evening, and the ...