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When Falls the Coliseum
When Falls the Coliseum

a journal of American culture (or lack thereof)

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Leave the em dash alone, please

Sophia Mattia, December 1, 2025December 1, 2025

If you haven’t already heard by this point, the em dash is the distinguishing mark…

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Other controversial statements that can get you fired in 2025

Scott Stein, September 15, 2025

“Pedophiles are bad.” “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” “I…

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If you don’t know what grammar is, then texting may be bad for it

Scott Warnock, October 5, 2012October 6, 2012

You don’t need research (although it’s easy to find) to tell you that children are sending…

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Warning: Your child may be a carrier of adverbs

Scott Warnock, May 6, 2011May 12, 2011

Maybe I’m just a linguistic sponge, but I find myself falling into the discourse of…

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Digital technology is destroying the language. Or not

Scott Warnock, October 8, 2010August 20, 2025

Although it may seem otherwise, people care a lot about language. Everyday people who mash…

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