Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A 2020 study of how a regional accent could impact wages found that having a different accent can reduce how much you’re paid by as much as 20%. The study, put together and researched by the ...

IN THE EARLY 1790s French revolutionaries commissioned a priest, Henri Grégoire, to take a census of the languages spoken in France. His findings were eventually titled a “Report on the necessity and ...

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Don't speak perfect Oxford English? In 2024 researchers from the University of California, Berkely, tested ChatGPT's responses to several varieties of English dialects from places like India, Ireland, ...

As the coronavirus spreads around the globe, it’s being characterized by media and politicians alike as an “invisible enemy.” People are afraid others may carry the virus but not show symptoms of the ...

Arabic dialects have long carried a stigma and been dismissed as slang, but linguists are calling for them to be viewed as a source of pride. On the closing day of the International Congress of Arabic ...