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Michelle Antelo was born and raised in Miami but has never lived anywhere else. After learning Spanish at home from her Cuban parents, she always thought…
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You might’ve heard it when you're out on the town, at Publix, or at that cafe down the street. Or, you might hear it when you open your own mouth.RELATED:…
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A foul-mouthed, politically incorrect comedian served as a cultural guide for generations of Cuban-Americans. Code Switch celebrates the life and bad words of Guillermo Álvarez Guedes.
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Language is formed by giving meaning to sounds and stringing together these meaningful expressions to communicate feelings and ideas. Until recently most…
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The American Dialect Society is about to make a major decision: What will be the Word of the Year for 2012? Since we only live once, will it be YOLO? Or perhaps superstorm, in memory of Hurricane Sandy? Language columnist Ben Zimmer says there's no clear front-runner.
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12/27/12 - Thursday’s Topical Currents begins with journalist and language expert Constance Hale. Her latest book concentrates on the “pivot points” of…