'On Language' in the Tribune

My weekly "On Language" column has appeared in the Tempo section of the Chicago Tribune since February 2004. It covers etymology, neologisms, linguistics, grammar, jargon, slang, accents, translation, multilingualism, language acquisition, phonetics, and anything else related to language.

A collection of my columns will be published as a book in spring 2009.

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