Geoffrey Nunberg

Geoff Nunberg gives his thoughts on Fox News' case against Al Franken, over his use of the term "fair and balanced."

Linguist Geoff Nunberg considers dictionaries today and yesterday.

Linguist Geoff Nunberg. He discusses the origins of the term, "slippery slope."

Linguist Geoff Nunberg on acronyms.

Linguist Geoff Nunberg on cultures that are missing words. The Oxford dictionary of quotations published its list of the top sayings of 2002. George W. Bush was quoted as saying to Tony Blair, "The problem with the French is that they have no word for entrepreneur." The British Prime minister denied that Bush said it, but the story is plausible because people are always saying similar things about other cultures.

Linguist Geoff Nunberg on the stylistic differences between writers on the political left and right.

Linguist Geoff Nunberg on the language wars.

Linguist Geoff Nunberg considers the way politicians and journalists are pronouncing place names associated with the war on Iraq.

Linguist Geoff Nunberg considers the word "appeasement," which is being used in the debate about the war in Iraq. The word doesn't have favorable connotations.

Linguist Geoff Nunberg comments on the increased usage of the adjective "gallic." He says it's like a shorthand for "the French are at it again."