In his second term, President Theodore Roosevelt tried to “reform” U.S. spelling, to make it simpler and easier to write words. But what Roosevelt failed to do, the practice of “texting” may succeed ...

Beta users of the Gboard keyboard for Android get an exciting update from Google with the announcement of a new "Proofread" function. This revolutionary application, driven by generative AI, enables ...

If you’ve ever been cited for breaking traditional grammar rules you will rejoice at the publication of The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (Cambridge University Press, 2002). Coauthor and ...

AI has changed the way people write. From quick summaries to blog posts and emails, machines can now create full pieces of ...

Will Americans in the future look back at the early 21st century as the time when we finally managed to demolish the American English language? It seems like a possibility if we're unable to teach our ...

If you have teens, you've probably grown accustomed to seeing them lighted by the glow of a phone screen. Well, there's some good and bad news coming from the hours they spend speed-tapping notes to ...