Gretchen McCulloch

Ideas Contributor

Gretchen McCulloch is WIRED's Resident Linguist. She's the cocreator of Lingthusiasm, a podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics, and the author of Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language.

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A Mission to Make Virtual Parties Actually Fun

Nov 30, 2020 9:00 AM

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Covid-19 Is History’s Biggest Translation Challenge

May 31, 2020 7:00 AM

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‘Boomerspeak’ Is Now Available for Your Parodying Pleasure

Dec 20, 2019 7:00 AM

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New Emoji Are So Boring—but They Don't Have to Be

Nov 8, 2019 7:00 AM

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The Meaning of All Caps—in Texting and in Life

Jul 23, 2019 9:00 AM

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Fans Are Better Than Tech at Organizing Information Online

Jun 11, 2019 7:00 AM

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Coding Is for Everyone—as Long as You Speak English

Apr 8, 2019 10:00 AM

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Autocomplete Presents the Best Version of You

Feb 11, 2019 7:00 AM

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Children Are Using Emoji for Digital-Age Language Learning

Jan 1, 2019 8:00 AM

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The Widely-Spoken Languages We Still Can’t Translate Online

Nov 28, 2018 7:00 AM

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Welcome to Voldemorting, the Ultimate SEO Dis

Oct 9, 2018 4:39 PM