Geoffrey Nunberg

Fresh Air linguist Geoff Nunberg looks at the term 'blogging.'

Nunberg looks at a new kind of fake news — "infoganda."

Linguist Geoff Nunberg on the use of profanity.

Nunberg considers the phrase "thugs and assassins" often used by President Bush.

Linguist Geoff Nunberg looks at why some words are considered off-limits.

Linguist Geoff Nunberg considers the differences between American and British English.

Geoff Nunberg discusses the term "fascist."

Nunberg talks about idiomatic expressions like "on the up and up." What does it mean when people interpret these sayings differently?

Nunberg talks about terms used in racial classification, such as Caucasian.

Linguist Geoff Nunberg examines the term "911."