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NPR's Adrian Ma talks to Adam Aleksic about his new book, "Algospeak," which looks at how algorithms and online creators are affecting the way people speak offline.

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In a nationally representative EdWeek Research Center poll, 29% of math teachers said less than a quarter of their English ...

Logophiles are "devastated" after Dictionary.com deleted their logs of favorited words that they carefully crafted for years.

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Facing persecution and imprisonment for opposing the military dictatorship, Aung Naing was forced to flee his homeland of ...

Social media users are convinced that an emoji showing a woman visiting the spa has vanished from their devices. Do you ...