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gretchen mcculloch

  • Katie O'Brien

    English Is Not Dying, You Elitists

    Pop linguist Gretchen McCulloch unpacks the many wrongful assumptions about language behind the idea that emojis will cause the “death” of the English language: No, English is in ruddy good health. In fact, it’s not only not under threat, it’s…

  • Guia Cortassa

    Tripping on Pronouns

    Even if you know what is a pronoun and what “gender” means, you’ll want to read this linguistic time-tripping essay on the link that ties the part of speech to the noun class by Gretchen McCulloch over at The Toast.