Big Tobacco is challenging government legislation that would put plain packaging on cigarette packets.
They claim that removing a logo is similar to expropriating their property. Is a logo property? Why are cigarette makers fighting this so hard? What does …
France, never shy about controversy, has banned the use of Miss, or Mademoiselle, on government forms.
But why? And while we’re at it, what’s the deal with Ms?
Linguist Daniel Midgley discusses terms of address on this …
Recent events in Libya have us wondering: How do you write Khadafi?
There are at least 96 permutations on his last name alone, and this causes problems for writers and search engines alike. How do we put Arabic script …
The US intelligence agency IARPA is putting a heavy research focus, not into lie detection or speech recognition, but metaphor.
That’s right, the figure of speech where you describe something as something else. But why would that be useful for …
Using bad language in Victoria could cost you.
Swearing in public is already illegal, but soon police will have the power to issue on-the-spot fines instead of taking the matter to court, which will make enforcement more likely. Where’s the …
Opposition leader Tony Abbott copped some flak when he referred to a soldier’s death in Afghanistan using a certain well-known philosophical homily: “Shit happens.”
How did this phrase enter the lexicon, and what impact has it had?
It’s all happening …
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