*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. As the 2010 holiday season approaches, here is yet another gentle reminder of how our misuse of language can affect others. This ...

Linguistics professors and other academic experts discussed the political misuse of language and the current state of public discourse in a March 14 event. The panelists began by discussing political ...

There is an obvious, growing tendency to use historical terminology in irresponsible ways. It should be increasingly infuriating that a substantial number of individuals are wont to use the word ‘Nazi ...

Professor of Stylistics at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Victoria A Alabi, has decried the impunity with which some Nigerian online news reporters’ abuse elements of styles in English. Prof.