Category Archives: Language

In Defense of Valley Girl English, a guest post by Reilly Nycum

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Ed Battistella

Reilly Nycum is an English and History double major in the Honors College at SOU. In Defense of Valley Girl English: I’m, like, so totally gonna ace this paper. When one hears Valley girl English, the eyerolls almost become audible. … Continue reading →

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The Language of Wine, a guest post by Sage Behan

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Ed Battistella

Sage Behan is a 2016 graduate of SOU with a degree in English and Creative Writing. Fran Lebowitz, an author and social critic, once said, “great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Mary Norris

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Ed Battistella

Mary Norris began working at The New Yorker in 1978. She has written for The Talk of the Town and for newyorker.com on a wide range of topics and recently published Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen … Continue reading →

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Grad School: An Interview with Ariel Jackson

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Ed Battistella

Ariel Jackson is a 2012 graduate of Southern Oregon University. She received an MA degree from UC Davis in Linguistics in 2014. EB: What is your graduate program like? What courses do you take and what sorts of things are … Continue reading →

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