Geoffrey Nunberg

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg considers the curious use of "Mr," "Ms," and "Miss."

Language commentator Geoffrey Nunberg discusses choosing children's names.

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg takes a look at enunciation and diction.

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg examines the epitome of Americans trying to cop some highbrow British style, using the word "shall" when they mean "will."

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg examines the blurbs on book jackets...those hyperbolic quotes that declare seemingly every new book to be "a blockbuster" or "runaway best-seller."

Language commentator Geoffrey Nunberg explains some of the reasons you shouldn't use a dictionary.

Language Commentator Geoffrey Nunberg, unhappy with his job description, tries on a few other possibilities while dissecting the very notion of a "language commentator."

Language Commentator Geoffrey Nunberg recalls his days as an expatriate kicking around Rome, trying to learn Italian but being distracted by a great jukebox in a seedy club for Americans. (Rebroadcast. Originally broadcast on Wednesday, April 27, 1988.)

Language commentator Geoffrey Nunberg examines how the changes brought about by the French Revolution extended even to the French language.

Language commentator Geoff Nunberg says that Americans who incorporate British English into their speech and writing often use words and expressions incorrectly. For instance, most people don't understand that "shall" and "will" aren't interchangeable.