Language

Magazine articles on language and the origin and properness of words and expressions.

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AskMen.com Dave Golokhov	Swearing At Work Research from East Anglia University in the UK has discovered that swearing in the workplace actually builds camaraderie among workers and sometimes helps relieve stress. Researchers found that when people swear, they often express honest, genuine feelings, which can build solidarity.
Searcher February 2012 Nancy K. Herther	Feature: Language Translation in the Internet Age - 'my Hovercraft is Full of Eels' Webpages are designed to attract users and to keep them coming back. Along with poor design and typos, issues of unclear messages plague many websites today.
Chemistry World February 2012	Column: In the pipeline Every lab should have a common working language (presumably that of the country where it's located), and it should be the responsibility of every person in it to be able to at least get along with its basic vocabulary.
IEEE Spectrum February 2012 Paul McFedries	Tufte-isms The proponents of information design and their guru, Edward R.Tufte present -- and talk about -- data efficiently
IEEE Spectrum February 2012 Ada Brunstein	Engineers: What's in a Name? The words we use for engineering disciplines have changed dramatically
IEEE Spectrum December 2011 Paul McFedries	IT Has 26 Words for Data Mining As data proliferate, so do words for handling them
PC Magazine October 19, 2011 Jill Duffy	Apple's Siri Shuns 35 Million Americans -- Are You One? Siri carries out simple tasks for you when you speak to it, but only if you're an English speaker in the United States.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2011 Anders Bylund	You Are Now Free to Move About the Globe Google is breaking down language barriers. Others are sure to follow Big G's lead.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2011 Anders Bylund	Raytheon Is Still Looking for Helpful Droids Military-grade instant translation now fits in your pocket.
IEEE Spectrum October 2011 Paul McFedries	The Language of Online Life A word maven reflects on pancake people, cyberbalkanization, and other digital conundrums
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