words Archives - The American Scholar

Rhapsodies in Blue

By Stephanie Bastek | 09/15/2017 |

Vulgar tongues, cruel etymologies, and a spot of poetry

Coming Up Trumps

By Ralph Keyes | 06/08/2015 |

A conversation about words

Bops and Dadgums

By Ernest B. Furgurson | 07/28/2014 |

Pardon My French

By Ralph Keyes | 03/11/2014 |

A conversation about words

Lingua Americana

By Ralph Keyes | 12/06/2013 |

A conversation about words

Is There a Word for That?

By Ralph Keyes | 09/05/2013 |

We have long invented language to fill gaps in our vocabulary, but not all coinages are created equal

And Let Us Say, Amen

By William Deresiewicz | 06/16/2013 |

Sacred words in secular life

Such a Good Boy

By William Deresiewicz | 03/10/2013 |

A word for your consideration

Golfers, Toothpaste, and How Not to Overthink

By Jessica Love | 04/12/2012 |

At Large and At Small: The Row to Zanzibar

By Thomas Mallon | 03/22/2012 |