Ralph Keyes is the author, most recently, of The Hidden History of Coined Words, which has just been published.
Ralph Keyes
Recoined and Recalcitrant
Words that have a mind of their own
by Ralph Keyes | Saturday, March 20, 2021
Pause Fillers
Um, like, y’know, sort of, if you catch my drift
by Ralph Keyes | Thursday, July 06, 2017
Conjoined Terms
Sometimes your lingo needs a little mojo
by Ralph Keyes | Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Inscriber’s Block
Just because you can write a book doesn’t mean you can sign one
by Ralph Keyes | Monday, February 29, 2016
Superlatalk
The history of the most awesome language ever
by Ralph Keyes | Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Complete List of Back Talk Winners
by Ralph Keyes | Monday, June 06, 2016
Yield Right Away
by Ralph Keyes | Monday, June 06, 2016
Sharpening Old Saws
by Ralph Keyes | Monday, February 29, 2016
Cellspeak
by Ralph Keyes | Monday, December 07, 2015
Is There a Word for That?
We have long invented language to fill gaps in our vocabulary, but not all coinages are created equal