“I was working from home at the time and sometimes indulged in a little wander around my yard, a hard reset before… — Kory Stamper Nice weather Copy Share Image
“The spectrum of hatred against “irregardless” might be unmatched. Everyone claims to hate the word “moist,” but the dislike is general and… — Kory Stamper Copy Share Image
“Who thought that “pumpernickel” was a good name for a dark rye bread? Because when you trace the word back to its… — Kory Stamper Good Name Copy Share Image
The initial 18th-, 19th-century intention was to give the less-educated lower classes a way to move up into this new, rising middle… — Kory Stamper Businessman Copy Share Image
It's difficult to sit down and write a letter back saying, "you know what, even if we remove the word from the… — Kory Stamper Dictionary Copy Share Image
“Yes, this is what I want to do. I want to sit alone in a cubicle all day and think about words… — Kory Stamper Copy Share Image
“Singeth” wasn’t just a highfalutin flourish deployed to lend a sense of elevation and elegance to Shakespeare’s writings; “singeth” was a normal,… — Kory Stamper Beauty Copy Share Image
You will hear people say the C-word. Except, it's a regional language: in British English, c - t has much less of… — Kory Stamper American english Copy Share Image
Back in the 19th century, our marketing folks decided to play up the refined usage angle because prescriptivism was very popular: our… — Kory Stamper 19th century Copy Share Image
With "marriage," the word gets applied to same-sex marriages by proponents and opponents alike. That means the word itself is changing, and… — Kory Stamper Authority Copy Share Image
“In the sixteenth century, English was established as a language of record;” — Kory Stamper Copy Share Image
“Most lexicographers had no clue that such a career path existed until they were smack in the middle of it. Neil Serven,… — kory stamper Career path Copy Share Image
I certainly self-police my language depending on who I'm talking to. I try to be very careful about using filler words, about… — Kory Stamper Careful Copy Share Image
“Mismatch between English’s pronunciation and its orthography is something that everyone, native speaker and learner alike, harps on. It feels like a… — Kory Stamper Cat In The Hat Copy Share Image
“It is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rather driven by the fear of… — Kory Stamper Death Copy Share Image
“Take the oft-repeated injunction to get “its” and “it’s” straight. Everyone claims it’s remarkably easy to remember that “its” is possessive and… — Kory Stamper King james bible Copy Share Image
“use words that fit the context, to learn when to use high-flown language and when to use down-home words, and generally quit… — Kory Stamper Language Copy Share Image
Most people, if they think at all about the dictionary, think of it as this fixed object given to us from on… — Kory Stamper Dictionary Copy Share Image
“Good” has been used for almost a thousand years as an adverb, even though usage commentators and peevers have condemned this use.… — Kory Stamper Thousand years Copy Share Image
“He offered a better paraphrase one day when I was complaining about an entry: “Words are stubborn little fuckers.” — Kory Stamper Language Copy Share Image
We want to emulate the educated class, even if we don't think of educated people as a class these days. — Kory Stamper Educated Copy Share Image
I don't know that I would say words are more political now, particularly after Donald Trump has come into office. I will… — Kory Stamper Attention Copy Share Image
Language is a signifier - it points to something. But those somethings change sometimes. Where the line comes down is that change… — Kory Stamper Change Copy Share Image
“Ei,” he said, shaking his head. “En puhu suomea.” No, he said in Finnish. I don’t speak Finnish.” — Kory Stamper Copy Share Image
“Think about any foreign language you’ve learned (or attempted to). What’s the first thing you learn? Usually how to say “Hello, my… — Kory Stamper Foreign language Copy Share Image
