Language

Pregnant Baby Speech Development

How much speech do unborn children hear? It varies

People diagnosed with cancer often don’t embrace the term 'survivor'

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This linguistics podcast breaks down Philly’s great, and changing, dialect

Carroll - North Broad Street and the Philadelphia Skyline

Are witches and their descendants offended when politicians use the term 'witch hunt'?

Witches

Merriam-Webster: Philly's own jawn is 'an amazing jawn'

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Collingswood dictionary editor explains inclusion of N-word, profanity

Man bun, sext and slay among 300 words added to Dictionary.com's online database

Local mothers wake up early to teach students in China

Carroll - Online ESL Course

People from New Jersey have second-dirtiest mouths in United States

New Jersey

How to say Happy New Year in the languages most spoken in Philadelphia

Earth

Ask Hickey: Unicorns, Lionel Messi and Philly's worst traffic lights

'English only' sign gone from Geno's Steaks

Attention: It's 'donut' — not 'doughnut'

Federal Donuts fresh donuts

New York startup creates real-time earbud language translator

Thursday night's Temple men's basketball game to be broadcast online in Mandarin

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Oxford Dictionary chooses an emoji as Word of the Year

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Infrequently Asked Questions: Why do sports fans say 'we' won a game?

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Latina lawmaker cut off as she argues against Pa. English-only bill

Leslie Acosta

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