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  1. Multilingual fun: I was quoted about Klingon... in French! http://bit.ly/8bTQy7 #avatar #klingon #scifi #languages 8:03 AM Nov 24th from web
  2. Word Routes http://bit.ly/38Rpce answers @PeterSokolowski: #WordoftheYear 'nugatory': why were people looking it up in such huge numbers? 5:01 AM Nov 20th from web
  3. Happy Web Day! How are you celebrating? http://www.visualthesaurus.... 7:09 AM Nov 12th from web
  4. My latest for "On Language" in the NYT Mag... it's the Cadillac of language columns. http://bit.ly/caddy 10:58 PM Nov 5th from web
  5. The Springfield Republican ran a nice profile about my "Ms." discovery. http://bit.ly/4dG0Mg 1:06 PM Nov 1st from web
  6. My latest "On Language" column for the NY Times Magazine is on the history of "Ms." http://bit.ly/3IxqIq 11:36 AM Oct 23rd from web
  7. I'll be interviewing Paul Dickson and Brian Rea at the Drunk Dictionary launch party @melvillehouse tomorrow evening. http://bit.ly/13hgmI 10:37 AM Oct 12th from web
  8. appeared on "NFL Films Presents" talking about cursing (I'm at 1:25 and a few other spots) http://bit.ly/r7uJe 7:39 AM Oct 12th from web
  9. "The Maven, Nevermore": My tribute to William Safire for the NYT Mag is already online. http://bit.ly/7C9KG 2:41 PM Oct 5th from web
  10. Latest Word Routes column (@VisualThesaurus): Remembering Bill Safire, Language Maven. http://bit.ly/E4asC 7:14 AM Sep 28th from web
  11. Latest @languagelog post: WTF? No, TFW! Wisconsin Tourism Federation buckles under pressure. http://bit.ly/7kClg 10:26 AM Sep 25th from web
  12. My latest "On Language" guest column in the NYT Mag, all about "un-". http://bit.ly/ageofun 9:18 AM Sep 18th from web
  13. Latest Word Routes column: all about the history of "hut!" (beyond my "NFL Films Presents" snippet). http://bit.ly/3pgzht 12:00 AM Sep 14th from web
  14. My random appearance on "NFL Films Presents," talking about the origins of "hut." http://bit.ly/18TTTS 9:52 PM Sep 10th from web
  15. Entertainment Weekly picks up my "goo goo goo joob" analysis. http://bit.ly/rKEgf #beatles 9:09 AM Sep 9th from web
  16. An investigation into "goo goo goo joob" (and "coo coo ca-choo" and "boop-oop-a-doop") http://bit.ly/TW95s #beatles 11:26 PM Sep 8th from web
  17. was mentioned by @maddow in her segment on White House czars. http://bit.ly/FJsH1 7:46 PM Sep 8th from web
  18. Want to see Don Shula, Tom Coughlin, and yours truly discuss the origin of "hut"? Check out "NFL Films Presents" @ 1:30 am tonight on ESPN2. 2:03 PM Sep 8th from web
  19. wondering if US Open coverage on ESPN2 will pre-empt the 1 am airing of my interview on "NFL Films Presents" (on the origins of "hut"). 7:10 PM Sep 7th from web
  20. Latest Word Routes column: using "regime" to mean "regimen" is a medical pet peeve. http://bit.ly/Taa1k 10:53 AM Sep 4th from web
  • Name Ben Zimmer
  • Location America's golden door
  • Web http://www.visual...
  • Bio Linguist / lexicographer / word nerd.
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