The New York Times launched a new tool to analyze how they use words over time. A linguistic take on how we name bands today at the Morning News. Brush up on the history of autocorrect from Wired. Also, here’s a discussion of the word “uber” over time from the Boston Globe. Also from the [...]
Read more »Invented by out-of-work architect Alfred Butts during the Great Depression, Scrabble is a staple of word lovers’ lives. The popularity of this beloved game took off in the mid-1950s and has been an essential part of the canon of classic board games ever since. To determine Scrabble’s tile values, Alfred Butts carefully analyzed letter frequency in [...]
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