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An American woman married to a South African asked for help understanding the confusing difference between "now," "now now," and "just now" in Mzansi slang.
Language wars in India might puzzle both philosophers and even a linguist from Mars. Linguist Noam Chomsky's thought ...
Hawk," but Travis Hines thinks a rebrand might be in order for Iowa State vs Iowa. Also: Travis' game prediction.
Donald Trump, 79, was spotted Sunday at the U.S. Open men’s final taking a mystery tablet, leaving social media abuzz with ...
The Effect of Employing ChatGPT to Enhance the Searchability among Female Researchers . Creative Education, 16, 1314-1327.
Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...
Sal Maiorana lists this 1991 dominant performance as one of the top 53 games in the 53-year history of the Bills' stadium ...
It’s clear from recent Sound Off submissions that Democrats don’t know the difference between absentee ballots, a practice ...
What is language, why do we use it, and how did it evolve? These are questions that language researchers are still working to answer. From a basic standpoint, a language is a shared system of symbols ...
I used to tease my parents that if they started eating dinner at 4:30 or 5 p.m., it was the first official sign of old age. And because they have a good sense of humor, whenever they would hop out for ...
In an era of $18 avocado toast and coffee shops where baristas give you the side-eye for ordering something “basic,” this 50’s-style diner stands as a delicious time capsule where value and flavor ...