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When a right-wing Italian politician named Umberto Bossi suffered a severe stroke in 2004, his speech became permanently impaired. Strangely, this change impacted Bossi’s perception among his party’s followers — from appearing authoritarian to benevolent. Now researchers at......
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Accents in English
In an international meeting in the beginning of 2010, linguists from around the world considered that English is no longer a...
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Showrooming
Have you ever visited a shop to see and test a product but then gone and bought it cheaper online? If...
American Dialect Survey Beautifully Mapped
We all know how people in different parts of the US say different words (Soda/pop, you all/y’all), but there are quite a...
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Battle Over ‘GIF’ Pronunciation Erupts
By AMY O’LEARY It has been called “The Great Schism of the 21st Century” and “The Most Absurd Religious War in Geek History.” The debate...