Join us for word-based party games with Dr. Valerie Fridland! We will learn more about her new book, Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English, while also discussing her work and research at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Dr. Valerie Fridland is a professor of linguistics at the University of Nevada in Reno. Studying the science and culture behind the way we speak, her new book Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English takes a fun and fascinating look at the history and patterns behind the modern speech habits we love to hate. In addition to numerous academic articles and books, she writes a monthly blog called “Language in the Wild” for Psychology Today, is a regular guest writer for the popular Grammar Girl podcast and has a lecture series, Language and Society, available with The Great Courses.  Her popular facing work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Nature, Entrepreneur Magazine, Psychology Today Magazine, The Christian Science Monitor and The Conversation. Valerie has also appeared as an expert on numerous shows and podcasts including Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert, CBS News, NPR 1A, NPR Here and Now, NPR Day to Day, Alan Alda’s Clear and Vivid, Newsy’s The Why, The Gist, Factually, and the Wall Street Journal’s What’s News. 

Humanities at Play explores and showcases the significance of the humanities in everyday life through games, media, and popular culture. Join us for dynamic and interactive online and in-person events designed to spark thoughtful conversation and reflection. Learn more at nevadahumanities.org/humanities-at-play.