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English Usage

Donald Trump | Photo Image Press/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Politics

Trump's Grammatical Time Machine

The president-elect uses conditional grammar to craft self-fulfilling speculative historical fiction.

Jay Stooksberry | 11.20.2024 1:40 PM

An illustration of a crowd of people | Illustration: Lex Villena; Midjourney

Politics

Us-Versus-Them: The Pronouns of Populism

Populism’s pronoun usage taps into the darker elements of the human condition.

Jay Stooksberry | 11.2.2024 6:00 AM

President Joe Biden pauses as he concludes his address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, about his decision to drop his Democratic presidential reelection bid. | Sipa USA/Newscom

Joe Biden

Presidential Punctuation

Plus: Kamala Harris' closing argument, the FTC's harassment of Musk-owned Twitter, and more

Christian Britschgi | 10.30.2024 9:47 AM

English Usage

"Times Less Than"

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 2.5.2024 8:01 AM

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