Language Corner

The AP and the latest style

April 29, 2021 By Merrill Perlman

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Dear Donald Trump: ‘Rigged’ has other meanings, too

November 8, 2016 By Merrill Perlman

Let’s go to the videotape

October 31, 2016 By Merrill Perlman

The linguistic backstory of ‘bad hombres’

October 24, 2016 By Merrill Perlman

It’s not called ‘fondling.’ It’s called ‘assault.’

October 18, 2016 By Merrill Perlman

Biting off more ‘informal language’ than you can chew

October 11, 2016 By Merrill Perlman

Don’t be a dope. Do something dope.

October 4, 2016 By Merrill Perlman

Your copy will blow if you overuse this word

September 27, 2016 By Merrill Perlman

The Ambicategoricality Problem

September 19, 2016 By Merrill Perlman

Don’t be such an egotist

September 13, 2016 By Merrill Perlman

Rules of (dis)order

September 6, 2016 By Merrill Perlman

Dissecting dystopia

August 29, 2016 By Merrill Perlman

This is not your mother’s language column

August 22, 2016 By Merrill Perlman

An ‘outstandingly good’ column-palooza

August 15, 2016 By Merrill Perlman

When good words go bad

August 8, 2016 By Merrill Perlman

Why collocations sound perfectly natural

August 1, 2016 By Merrill Perlman

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