Language and how we use it.

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• 3:10 to Yuma in Cuba How a Western changed the way Cubans speak.
  Brett Sokol Oct. 8, 2007
  
• So Many Exclamation Points! A new style guide says we should pepper our e-mails with them. Really?
  Jacob Rubin Aug. 30, 2007
  
• You Go, Companion! What to call Paul Wolfowitz's special lady friend.
  Ben Yagoda April 20, 2007
  
• Pardon the Interjection The Internet and the rise of awwa, meh, feh, and heh.
  Ben Yagoda Feb. 16, 2007