Yiyun Li’s latest memoir, “Things in Nature Merely Grow,” begins with a careful analysis of a sentence often used to deliver ...

The mark of fluent English-language writers or speakers is the way they effortlessly do away with words mandated by formal grammar — which only impede the quick delivery of their ideas.

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If language is what makes us human, what does it mean now that large language models have gained “metalinguistic” abilities?

Notice that this student used not one, not two, but eight perfectly grammatical sentences to say that their grammar is bad — so bad that it’s standing in the way of pursuing dreams in a scientific ...

David Szalay’s Flesh has become the second Jonathan Cape title to win the Booker Prize in a row and the first ...

Without such a framework, the language risks continued fragmentation, inconsistent development, and limited functionality in ...

This article is part of Portrait Mode, a Slate pop-up series about biopics.

I am completely lost. Sitting across from me a young Slovak woman has been telling me earnestly about her friend. She speaks very good English but at a crucial point she lapses: "Sometimes he is just ...

Brónagh Diamond is a writer and stand-up comedian from west Belfast. Her podcast ‘Word up’ is released every Saturday SCHOOL ...

Gaslighting isn't just an Internet trend. It's a very real experience—and it's harmful to everyone involved. However, sometimes it can be hard to distinguish what gaslighting sounds like if it's ...