There was an interesting talk at the last @americandialect.org meeting in Philadelphia presenting some research about just where the freeway arthrousness isogloss in California lies. IIRC it's south of Fresno.

Reminder: Friday, August 1, 2025, is the deadline for poster and 20-minute paper proposals for the American Dialects Society 2026 annual conference. Learn more: americandialect.org/2026-cfp/

The call for papers for the 2026 American Dialect Society conference in New Orleans has been posted! americandialect.org/2026-cfp/

My latest @slate.bsky.social crossword includes a couple of nominees for @americandialect.org's Word of the Year (and other entries that fit our current political vibe). slate.com/life/2025/01...

The producer of the ICYMI podcast is a linguist who attended the @americandialect.org WOTY vote. Every time I hear WOTY described for the public, I have to laugh--if only they could be a fly on the wall for the earnest jockeying between grad students and elder linguists slate.com/podcasts/icy...

On the latest episode of the crossword podcast @fillmeinpodcast.bsky.social, @cimmet.bsky.social and I talk about @americandialect.org's Word of the Year shenanigans and other silly stuff. bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/fill-me-in-4...

Tomorrow is #ThatWordChat’s Words of the Year 2024 show! We're thrilled to host an international panel of experts to discuss the language that defined 2024. Register here: bit.ly/ThatWordChat #WOTY #ANDC #OED #UniversityOfSussex #CambridgeDictionary #MerriamWebster #AmericanDialectSociety

Univ. of Michigan professor Anne Curzan has her roundup of the 2024 Word of the Year action on @michiganpublic.bsky.social. www.michiganpublic.org/podcast/that...

“Rawdog,” @americandialect.org's word of the year, has undergone at least two semantic shifts, from nonsexual to sexual and back to nonsexual. | Ht @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social @misterslang.bsky.social @wordorigins.bsky.social @lingsocam.bsky.social fritinancy.substack.com/p/word-of-th... #woty2024

It’s us, hi, we’re the problem, it’s we! And yes, we do know the meaning and etymology, and yes, people are really using it in a G-rated way across the internet. Press release here: americandialect.org/2024-word-of...

The linguistic chaos gremlins have chosen to rawdog the English language itself with their choice of 2024 Word Of The Year www.avclub.com/american-dia...

Straight Arrow News: American Dialect Society reveals 2024 words of the year san.com/cc/american-...

Rawdog: ADS 2024 Word of the Year (WOTY) #language #linguistics #wordorigins

The American Dialect Society Word of the Year: RAWDOG To rawdog: taking on life without the usual protection, preparation, or comfort. Whether it’s diving into a challenge unprepared or skipping the safety net, rawdogging is about embracing risk, stone-cold sobriety, and rolling with it. #LSA2025

"Rawdog" is the 2024 American Dialect Society word of the year. Read the full press release. #WOTY2024 #ADS2025 #LSA2025 americandialect.org/2024-word-of...

The ad hoc "Most Fun While It Lasted" category in the @americandialect.org's #WOTY2024 nominations really captures the spirit of the whole exercise—not to mention the reality of language trends— and is what sets its vote apart. americandialect.org/nominations-...

#WOTY2024 nominations from @americandialect.org (thanks, @benzimmer.bsky.social!). Final vote today at 6:45 p.m. EST. americandialect.org/nominations-...

For those of you following along at home (including, um, me), the @americandialect.org has posted its nominations for Word of the Year 2024 in various categories: americandialect.org/nominations-... #woty2024 #woty2025 <-- not accurate but some people are using it

Now posted: The full list of nominees for ADS Word of the Year 2024. The final vote will be held this evening at 6:45 pm in Salons E-F at Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. #WOTY2024 #ADS2025 #LSA2025 americandialect.org/nominations-...

We've posted the abstracts and schedule for the poster session for the 2025 conference. Cool stuff — and you can participate online Jan. 11. americandialect.org/2025-program...

Make your words-of-the-year nominations! THIS IS THE ONLY #WOTY2025 vote that matters! bit.ly/WOTY2024noms You can also email then [email protected] #linguistics #language #words #etymology #languages

Here's something you can do instead of obsessing over early election results: Submit a nomination for @americandialect.bsky.social word of the year! #WOTY2024 americandialect.org/2024-woty-no...

The American Dialect Society is once again soliciting nominations for the Words of the Year! Please submit your 2024 WOTY nominations using this Google Form: bit.ly/WOTY2024noms More details here: americandialect.org/2024-woty-no...

The 2025 conference program for Philadelphia is live! americandialect.org/2025-program/

"Stochastic parrot," coined by @emilymbender.bsky.social for "large language models that...do not truly understand the meaning of the language they are processing," was recognized as AI-Related Word of the Year by @americandialect.bsky.social. My latest for WSJ. 🦜 #woty2023 on.wsj.com/47DKfVf

For the Planet Word Museum blog, Kelly Wright and I chat about how @americandialect.bsky.social went about selecting its Word of the Year for 2023. #woty2023 planetwordmuseum.org/choosing-the...

Thanks, American Dialect Society, for choosing "enshittification" as the 2023 Word of the Year. Cory Doctorow's apt term describes how online platforms decay by showing users less and less of what they came for, while keeping them trapped and unable to exit for better alternatives.

Fantastic job by @samcorbin.bsky.social reporting on the @americandialect.bsky.social Word of the Year vote. And kudos to her editors for boldly printing "enshittification"! The Old Gray Lady is a little less gray today.

new from me: read all about how experts decide on the slang that defines an era at @americandialect.bsky.social’s WOTY vote! ft. the exceedingly rare, possibly never-again-to-be-repeated permission to swear in print (thank you linguistics for making this possible)

Watch the 2023 words-of-the-year voting on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbgn... It's a lot of fun!

New from me on the @stronglang.bsky.social blog: the sweariest words of the year. | ht @benzimmer.bsky.social @jessesword.com @americandialect.bsky.social @katzish.bsky.social stronglang.wordpress.com/2024/01/07/t... #woty2023 #woty

"Enshittification" is the 2023 American Dialect Society word of the year. Read the full press release. americandialect.org/2023-word-of...

Now posted: The full list of nominees for ADS Word of the Year 2023. The final vote will be held this evening at 7:30 pm in the Metro East Ballroom at Sheraton Times Square. #WOTY2023 #ADS2024 #LSA2024 americandialect.org/nominations-...