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Problems Getting Out of Bed

Advice to help you get your teenager out of bed.

When to Keep a Child Home From School

When should you allow your child to stay home from school?

Friday procrastination: link love – tabs, tango, and typewriters

The joy of short weeks, Friday is here before you know it! Here are some links to distract you from your work. Finally, a balanced look at e-books. The joy of tabs. Show Tango some love. MSNBC fumbles. For the love of typewriters.

Introductions: Michael Lindsay, Karen Hughes and America

Michael Lindsay shares with us how he secured an interview with Karen Hughes.

The Joy (and Sorrow) of “Schadenfreude”

Ben Zimmer looks at why we love the word “schadenfreude.

Very Short Introductions: American Political Parties and Elections

L. Sandy Maisel talks to OUP about American Political Parties and Elections.

In Memory: Richard Cook

Oxford University Press offers our condolences to Richard Cook’s family and friends.

The Girl Whom You Think Lives Here Has Left

Language changes through variation. Some people ‘sneaked’, others ‘snuck’. The two forms may coexist for a long time, or one of them may be considered snobbish. Once the snobs die out, the form will go to rest with them. Or the snobs may feel embarrassed of being in the minority and ‘go popular’.