I have been known, on exceedingly rare occasions, to exasperate my children (and my wife … and, um, other people … ) with my insistence that language be used with as much precision and accuracy as ...

“Fake news” is probably a term you’ve heard before. In part due to its overwhelming use by former U.S. President Donald Trump during his first year in office, the phrase was even named “word of the ...

I’m trying an experiment in one of the courses I teach. The goal is to stop using the phrase “you guys.” I announced the plan at our first class meeting; now, the students laugh each time I slip. This ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers examined ChatGPT performance on a neurosurgical test vs. human participants. The AI tool finished ...

Want to help your 10th-grader with reading and writing? Here are some of the skills your teen will be learning in the classroom. Read closely from rich and challenging ninth grade-level texts, with ...

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion affirming the dismissal of a lawsuit because a debt collector’s failure to use the FDCPA’s precise language in its validation notice is ...

Matt Watkins call to treat language as “infrastructure not ornament” is spot on —"Philanthropy’s Trigger Words — and How to Make Your Message Clear” (July 15). As co-CEOs of a nonprofit, we know ...

Want to help your ninth-grader master reading and writing? Here are some of the skills your child will be learning in the classroom. Read closely from rich and challenging ninth grade-level texts, ...