I see famous people. Since moving to Washington, D.C., in September 2006, I’ve been spotting them at the rate of about one per month on average. Oddly, they’ve all been men, with the possible exception of Greta Van Susteren. This tally does not count the numerous times I’ve seen the presidential and vice-presidential motorcades go [...]

You wanna know what? Do ya? After years of planning, the world’s first-ever accent contest will take place this fall in America’s Midwest. This groundbreaking event will be sponsored by the National Association for the Study of American Linguistics (NASAL) and the prestigious Schwa Institute for the Study of Vowel Degeneration (SIftSoVD), both based in [...]