language

There's no better way to escape the world around you than by reading a book.

An old law banning the speaking or teaching of the French language in Maine schools had effects on many generations.

Maine came in as the most misunderstood state in a new study!

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Think you know the most commonly-used Maine slang words? Check out this list and see what the Maine tourist website says about how we talk here in Vacationland.

A true Mainer has a certain dialect and accent about them. This article from Only In Your State brings up a few words Mainers use differently. Other than the usual 'wicked' and 'upta camp', what phrases and words do Mainers use a little differently...

Springtime in Paris is coming to the Calumet Club in Augusta. It’s a benefit for The Maine French Language Program at the Buker Center in Augusta.

The University of Vermont did a study on the happiest languages in the world. They rated words in various languages like: sad, happy, laughter, food, truck, greed and terrorist. They asked people to rate the sound of the words on a scale from 1 to 9.

It’s been said that women talk more than men and a lot of people say it’s a myth, but now there is biological evidence to support the myth. Psychiatrist Louann Brizendine reports that women speak about 20,000 words a day while men speak only 7,000 a day. She also sights the fact that girls start off with better language skills than boys. A University of Maryland study suggested there’s a higher le