Articles about language

Junior Geek of the Month: Annie Liu’s love for code and communication translates to bright tech future

Annie Liu was always pretty conflicted about her identities. At home she would only speak Chinese, and out in the… Read More

Textio’s newest augmented writing tool helps guide brands to use inclusive language in more content

Textio, the Seattle-based augmented writing startup, is expanding its product offering beyond helping companies craft better job listings and is… Read More

Adiós and sayonara, CD-ROMs: Rosetta Stone offers old-school users a free mass upgrade

If you’re familiar with the language learning software Rosetta Stone, there’s a good chance you associate the brand with big… Read More

Hey kids, gather around, ‘screen time’ is now an official word in the dictionary

Here’s a chance for you to use a bit of your allotted screen time to learn about how screen time… Read More

Language-learning startup Duolingo looks to grow Seattle-area office in 2019

Duolingo, the language-learning startup headquartered in Pittsburgh, has operated a small outpost near Seattle in Bellevue, Wash., since last summer… Read More

Microsoft makes real-time captions and translation standard in Office 365 PowerPoint

The next PowerPoint presentation you see may have live captions or subtitles, as Microsoft rolls out a real-time voice translation… Read More

Beyond the yellow box: Rosetta Stone reinvents itself with help from growing Seattle team

Rosetta Stone, the 26-year-old language learning company, has been quietly reinventing itself, and the company’s growing Seattle outpost is increasingly… Read More

LinkedIn taps Microsoft’s language skills for new translation tool within main feed

LinkedIn has added a new feature that allows immediate translation of posts in its news feed. Now, below a post… Read More

The right words have benefits: Textio talks perks in job listings, and how ‘leave’ beats ‘vacation’

Using the right language in job postings has its benefits. And whatever benefits your company is boasting about providing can… Read More

Express yourself! Twitter doubling character count from 140 to 280 for some users

Knowing that Twitter limits users to 140-character posts has always been equal parts joy and frustration: Joy in knowing that… Read More

From onboarding to hive mind, Merriam-Webster adds more than 250 words to online dictionary

Merriam-Webster.com, the online home for the 150-year-old dictionary brand — or, “provider of language information,” as they call themselves… Read More

It’s not a ‘win-win outcome’: Let’s ‘close the loop’ on the most overused corporate cliches in all 50 states

I always knew I should have looked for work in Hawaii. After all, that’s where the “magic happens” according to… Read More

Want to fill that Seattle job opening? Textio lists 2017’s best and worst words for your listing

Your place of work might be an equal opportunity employer, but if you want to fill a job in Seattle… Read More

Time for a listicle! Tech terms make appearance on list of 1,000 new Merriam-Webster words

Merriam-Webster, the world’s original listicle, just added 1,000 new words to the dictionary on Tuesday, including, you guessed it, listicle.… Read More

That’s one smooth-talking robot: Google’s WaveNet AI program produces human-like speech

Text-to-speech technology isn’t great. I’ve always found the robotic drone of computerized voices a bit grating — a sentiment that… Read More

Brain scans confirm that dogs understand what you’re saying, and how you say it

Scientists have put dogs through brain scans to confirm what pet owners already suspected: Dogs not only comprehend the words we speak,… Read More

Talk Dothraki to me: Q&A with ‘Game of Thrones’ linguist David J. Peterson

This season’s plot twists on HBO’s “Game of Thrones” are closely guarded secrets, but you can bet you’ll be hearing… Read More

Microsoft launches Skype Translator preview on Windows 8.1, vowing to break down language and cultural barriers

Microsoft is launching the first preview of its Skype Translator program this morning, giving Skype users on Windows 8.1 the ability… Read More

Hey, y’all: Meet the Seattle researcher responsible for the awesome U.S. dialect quiz

My family is spread out across the country — from Charlotte, North Carolina to Wooster, Ohio to Seattle, Washington. Three… Read More

Rosetta Stone cracks Livemocha, buys language community for $8.5 million

Seattle online language community Livemocha has been acquired by Rosetta Stone for $8.5 million in cash. The deal is hardly… Read More

Livemocha opens door on language learning at Seattle Public Library

Visitors to the 28 branches of the Seattle Public Library will now have the ability to pick up some new… Read More

UW computer scientist tries to crack the ancient Indus script

Save this one for when you have time to sit back and really absorb it. Rajesh Rao, a professor in… Read More