Language professors speak to importance of language requirement
The foreign language requirement at liberal arts schools like Puget Sound is...
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Women should take back derogatory words: if they feel comfortable, women need to reclaim hurtful words
As someone who is frequently in the midst of many female friends,...
Language change should be welcomed by all
A new version of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) came out this...
Blogging, language, and privilege(s)
Labels are very important to the queer community. Having been denied...
Opinion: ‘Pulchritude’ a funny word
Now, along with Woolf’s idea of modern-consciousness-as-fragmentary in chapter twenty, what other...
The changing significance of ‘racist’ terminology
Puget Sound is known for its tolerant environment; the school’s website even...