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When President Trump says things like “fake news,” “witch hunt” or even “Make America Great Again,” he’s not just using ...

Queen Mary University of London provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Have you found yourself altering how you speak when you find yourself in a more formal situation? Do you tone down ...

Have you noticed people using terms like "unalive" and "pew pews" on social media? There's a reason for that: some people are changing the way they speak on TikTok and other social media platforms to ...

In sociology, code switching is when a person alters their speech to conform to different cultural norms. For example, marginalized people may use one way of speaking around their community and ...