Germans bemoan the “idiot’s apostrophe”, and research on using AI to communicate with dolphins wins the $100,000 Dolittle Prize
Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.

Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
Some strategies for educating people about linguistics
Also this week: The long-lost Chinese typewriter that changed modern computing, plus why AI doesn’t work in bars. Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
Pidgins, creoles, and mixed languages
Do languages get simpler over time? Could they get more complex?