Speaking of Alabama, Part 2   "I think that a lot of the losing of the language is out of embarrassment, the fear of feeling like or sounding like you're less intelligent," Donna Akins says.

March 9, 2005 - Interview with an English Learner in Iran

February 2, 2005 - Internet Terms

December 1, 2004 - College Slang

August 26, 2004 - 'Hatchet Jobs & Hardball: The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang'

July 1, 2004 - Hip-Hop Slang

March 4, 2004 - Lida Baker: Keyword Method as a Memory Aid

February 19, 2004 - Slang Flashcards

January 22, 2004 - Lida Baker: Phrasal Verbs

October 23, 2003 - Slangman: A Really Bad Day

September 18, 2003 - Slangman: Food-Related Slang / 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

September 11, 2003 - Listener Mail

August 21, 2003 — Slangman: Energy-Related Slang

August 7, 2003 - Listener Mail

July 17, 2003 - Slangman: Names Used in Slang

July 10, 2003 - 11th Edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary

May 29, 2003 - Slangman: Insults

May 15, 2003 - Cursing in America

March 19, 2003 - Slangman: Stress-Related Terms

March 13, 2003 - Listener Mail

February 27, 2003 - Listener Mail

January 30, 2003 - Slangman: Hand-Related Terms

January 9, 2003 - Sentence Structure

December 19, 2002 - Campus Slang

November 7, 2002 - Slangman: Political Terms ('Cinderella')

October 31, 2002 - Listener Mail

August 1, 2002 - Slangman: Corporate Crime

May 9, 2002 - Weasel Words

April 25, 2002 - Slangman: Construction-Related Terms ('The Three Little Pigs')

March 17, 2002 - Slangman: Bird Terms ('The Ugly Duckling')

March 3, 2002 - Lida Baker: Using a Dictionary

July 9, 2000 - Slangman: Business Animals

August 13, 2000 - New Words in Dictionary

October 4, 1998 - Slangman: Business Terms

October 25, 1998 - Double Negatives

November 8, 1998 - Slangman: '70s Slang

September 20, 1998 - Impeachment

March 21, 1999 - Slangman: Hollywood's Influence

March 14, 1999 - 'Guys'

January 31, 1999 - Slangman: Slang Update

December 6, 1998 - Slangman: Greetings

April 25, 1999 - Slangman: Space Terms

September 12, 1999 - Slangman: Food Words

October 10, 1999 - Listener Questions

March 19, 2000 - Slangman: Non-Words

August 1, 1999 - Slangman: Surfer Slang

October 17, 1999 - Slangman: Car Talk

October 15, 2000 - Slangman: Business Slang

February 25, 2001 - Slangman: Listener Questions

February 18, 2001 - Slangman: Power Slang

May 30, 1999 - Slangman: Techno-Slang

October 29, 2000 - Listener Questions: Essay Writing

December 24, 2000 - Slangman: Top Ten Slang for 2000

January 9, 2000 - Slangman: Timely Slang

February 20, 2000 - Slangman: Listener Questions

April 16, 2000 - Slangman: Language of Love

June 11, 2000 - Slangman: Anatomy of Slang

August 27, 2000 - Slangman: Apologies

May 6, 2001 - Slangman: 'Clean' Slang

April 8, 2001 - Slangman: Misunderstood Idioms

March 18, 2001 - Company Names

June 17, 2001 - Slangman: Water Words ('Cinderella')

August 5, 2001 - Slangman: Action Words ('Goldilocks and the Three Bears')

August 12, 2001 - Cliches

August 19, 2001 - Military Terms in Civilian Use

November 4, 2001 - Slangman: Old Slang ('Little Red Riding Hood')

December 23, 2001 - Slangman: Health Slang ('Hansel and Gretel')

January 6, 2002: Bicycle Messenger Slang

January 27, 2002 - Learning English Online