Read more English language stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/37844/english-language.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:49:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74297/miley-cyrus-is-anti-twilight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMiley Cyrus made headlines when, during a recent radio interview, the tween idol slammed another tween phenomenon— Twilight . “I've never seen it and nor will I ever. I don't believe in it. I don’t like vampires,” Miley—who, by the way, will soon be working with Twilight producers in a...http://www.newser.com/story/74297/miley-cyrus-is-anti-twilight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 8:51:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74201/unfriend-is-scam-not-word-of-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter "unfriend" won Oxford University Press' Word of the Year, Adrian Chen started typing away at a piece on Internet relationships for Gawker —"Then I realized that the Word of the Year is a huge scam." Here's the evidence: The past four winners have been hypermiling (maximizing gas mileage by...http://www.newser.com/story/74201/unfriend-is-scam-not-word-of-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Nov 2009 9:08:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61497/web-20-is-englishs-millionth-word.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe millionth word to enter the English lexicon is pure geek-speak, the Telegraph reports: Web 2.0 was entered this morning by Global Language Monitor, which recognizes words once they’ve appeared 25,000 times in the media, blogs, and social websites. The linguistic cataloger estimates that a new word is...http://www.newser.com/story/61497/web-20-is-englishs-millionth-word.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 15:48:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56636/disney-schools-bring-mickey-into-chinese-classrooms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMickey Mouse and his cohorts are moving into China’s huge English-teaching market, reports the Wall Street Journal . Disney English centers teach kids as young as 2 the basics of the language with the help of Disney character-themed lessons and “magic tokens” that can be swapped for Disney merchandise often unavailable...http://www.newser.com/story/56636/disney-schools-bring-mickey-into-chinese-classrooms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Apr 2009 9:44:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53494/web-dictionary-plans-to-outdo-print-cousins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEver stumbled across an unfamiliar word and wondered not only what it means, but what it looks and sounds like? Or what other words it appears alongside most often, and how many times it’s been used in print this year? The revolutionary new dictionary Wordnik, set to go online this...http://www.newser.com/story/53494/web-dictionary-plans-to-outdo-print-cousins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Mar 2009 17:32:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51860/oldest-english-words-include-two-three-but-not-four.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag"I," "we," "two," and "three" have existed for tens of thousands of years, making them among the oldest words in the English language, new research reveals. Computer analysis of Indo-European languages helped isolate "the ways we think words change and their ability to change into other words," a researcher tells...http://www.newser.com/story/51860/oldest-english-words-include-two-three-but-not-four.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Feb 2009 13:59:41 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/51422/obama-speeches-help-japanese-learn-english.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama is fast becoming a popular English teacher—in Japan. His speeches have become a hit for people learning the language there, the Wall Street Journal reports. Obama's slow and careful enunciation make him a particularly good model, teachers say. One book of speeches, complete with a dictionary for...http://www.newser.com/story/51422/obama-speeches-help-japanese-learn-english.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Feb 2009 9:55:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49792/in-tough-times-grammar-snobs-get-tougher.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica’s self-proclaimed language cops are turning up the heat on spelling and grammar offenders, MSNBC reports, hitting the streets with Sharpies and venting their frustrations online. One psychologist says the flare-up could represent a need for control during hard times. “When people are under stress, they have less tolerance for...http://www.newser.com/story/49792/in-tough-times-grammar-snobs-get-tougher.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Feb 2009 7:07:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48740/nashville-rejects-english-only-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNashville voters last night defeated an attempt to make English the city's official language, the Tennessean reports. The measure, which would have forced the city council to conduct public business only in English, would have made Nashville the nation's largest city to do so. The referendum failed by a vote...http://www.newser.com/story/48740/nashville-rejects-english-only-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Jan 2009 7:30:02 CST