I sat at a dinner table with a well-known politician recently. He said, “All men between the ages of 22 and 50 should be working.” I knew his intent: we, as Americans, should value a hard-working ...

Every two weeks, one of the world's estimated 7,000 languages becomes extinct. It is estimated that only about half of our current languages will still be spoken in the coming century. When UNESCO's ...

There has been much debate recently about the way women who work in our federal parliament are treated. This discussion has highlighted that society continues to place very different values on the way ...

There isn’t just one way to sound like a scientist, or to sound like a scholar. Scientists and scholars come from a wide variety of backgrounds and speak in different ways, in different accents, ...

As American society has become more diverse and inclusive, there have been efforts to make language reflect that inclusivity. For decades, women, LGBTQIA people, disability advocates, and people of ...

Do you ‘beat’ or ‘treat’ a virus infection? Are you strong if you survive SARS-CoV-2 but weak if you don’t? Language matters if we are to galvanize people to follow public health guidance during the ...

Can’t wait to check out 'Language Matters with Bob Holman' on any device? Here are platforms and services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, all in one place. As of now in the US, ...

I ignored it twice. At a congressional hearing, the chair used “her,” referring to a male colleague. On the third time, I wondered if the chair was suggesting a gender identity issue. At this point, ...