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gretchen mcculloch internet linguist skip to content gretchen mcculloch internet linguist menu about writing book because internet podcast lingthusiasm bio media speaking consulting resources news contact about i m an internet linguist i analyze the language of the internet for the people of the internet i m the author of the new york times bestselling because internet understanding the new rules of language a pop linguistics book about internet language which has been translated into spanish chinese japanese and korean see reviews and other media about because internet here or a longer description and online ordering links here if you want to make sure you don t miss any future book or podcast news you can sign up for my infrequent email newsletter i m the co creator of lingthusiasm a podcast that s enthusiastic about linguistics buzzfeed describes the show as joyously nerdy and the new york times said it s a fascinating listen that will change the way you see everyday communications i d suggest starting with our episode on when nothing means something i ve been the resident linguist at wired where i wrote a column about internet language and i was also the resident linguist at the toast here s a longer list of my short form writing i ve also planned written and fact checked scripts for several fun linguistics youtube series including crash course linguistics and tom scott s language files notable linguistics topics i ve written or spoken about include how can you appreciate 23rd century english look back 200 years new york times op eds from the future we will have meme folklorists new york magazine voldemorting birdsite cheeto and other ways of hiding words in plain sight wired the widely spoken languages we still can t translate online wired children are using emoji for digital age language learning wired the predictive text meme presents the best version of you wired coding is for everyone as long as you speak english wired the grammar of doge the toast and snek and doggo pupper whether emoji are language spoiler no whether emoji are causing the death of english spoiler no what kinds of letters people lengthennnn minimalist capitalization and punctuation on the internet i spoke at sxsw 2016 on the linguistic secrets of billions of emoji i spoke at emojicon 2018 on emoji as gesture here s my speaking reel in addition to explaining linguistics to broader audiences i also sometimes explain broader audiences to linguists through periodic talks and workshops on lingcomm when i m not linguist ing i like fancy hats indie ice cream shops and fiction that expands my horizons please note that my surname is not spelled the way that spellcheck thinks it is if you re writing it anywhere official like a nametag a contract or an article please double check here are some longer notes on pronouncing and spelling my name want to interview me or have me write speak or consult for you feel free to get in touch wondering what i ve been up to lately check out the archives of my email newsletter looking to generally hang out these days i m mostly around on bluesky or instagram rip twitter search for linguistics in your inbox want to make sure you don t miss any internet linguistics news get my monthly ish linguistics newsletter featuring my latest articles lingthusiasm episode book news and a roundup of interesting linguistics links from the past month email address subscribe for free join 138 2k other subscribers news january february march 2026 abridged sonnets and legible arrangements 2025 year in review october november december 2025 plays poems and preserves july august september 2025 asl camp and arroba lengua about writing book because internet podcast lingthusiasm bio media speaking consulting resources news contact website powered by wordpress com subscribe subscribed gretchen mcculloch join 1 060 other subscribers sign me up already have a wordpress com account log in now privacy gretchen mcculloch subscribe subscribed sign up log in copy shortlink report this content view post in reader manage subscriptions collapse this bar