Zimmer on Language
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Hello, Ben Zimmer here, linguist, lexicographer, language commentator, and all-around word nut. You may have read my writing about language in such outlets as The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Slate, The New York Times, and The Boston Globe. I’m also Chair of the New Words Committee for the American Dialect Society and vocabulary judge for the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Sign up for my newsletter to get my latest language commentary delivered to your inbox. You might even get a crossword or two!