linguistics

Travel

Here’s How to Start Fights and Insult Strangers in Nine Foreign Languages

02.25.16

By VICE Staff
Games

Speaking to the Professors Who Invented the Prehistoric Languages of ‘Far Cry Primal’

02.21.16

By Mike Diver
Health

Why We Need to Stop Casually Throwing Around Words Like ‘Bipolar’ or ‘OCD’

02.15.16

By Hannah Ewens
Music

From ‘War and Peace’ to Rihanna—Why Is Everyone Mumbling?

01.29.16

By Sam Wolfson
Tech

What’s Up With France’s Obsession With Frenchifying Tech Words?

12.10.15

By Victoria Turk & Sébastien Chavigner
Emojis Are the Most Advanced Form of Language Known to Man

11.18.15

By Sam Kriss
Tech

Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year Is the ‘Tears of Joy’ Emoji

11.17.15

By Victoria Turk
Food

How Australia Can Deal with the Fallout from Our Drunk Accent

11.03.15

By Lee Zachariah
Australians Sound Drunk All the Time Because Their Ancestors Were Drunk All the Time, Claims Communications Expert

10.29.15

By Brian McManus
Entertainment

The Last Gasps of Texas German

09.27.15

By Luke Winkie
We Interviewed the Historian Who Just Found the Oldest Use of the Word ‘Fuck’

09.12.15

By Mike Pearl
Tech

Sperm Whales Speak in Local Dialects, Study Finds

09.08.15

By Becky Ferreira

The Latest

Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp
PlayStation 5s – Credit: Sony

Tech via

Amazon Is Still Selling the PlayStation 5 at Its Old, Lower Price

I don’t often urge people to run, run, run and buy a deal, but if you want a PS5 before the price hike kicks in, I wouldn’t wait long past lunch.

04.02.26

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
Tunvarat Pruksachat/Getty Images

Life

This ‘Healthy’ Ingredient You’re Probably Eating Might Give You a Stroke

If you’ve had a protein bar that wasn’t inedible, it’s probably because of erythritol. It’s just too bad that it might give you a stroke.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada
Sugar, The Surfing Dog

Life

Remembering Sugar the Surfing Dog, World Champion Dog Surfer

RIP Sugar.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada