This article argues that there's an "accidental brilliance to Trump's style of speech." Trump's words aren't exactly music to our ears, yet we tend to remember them. Why? It is because Trump uses specific language that keeps us glued. Some examples given by this article are his simplicity and word placement.

A recent study suggests that our use of positive language has been on the decline for the past 200 years. The study measured the language positivity bias by analyzing the ratio of positive words to negative words. Language mirrors our psychological state, so this finding may suggest that happiness is also declining among the population.

This article examines the decline of punctuation in today's messaging world. Internet language has become its own, separate language with its own grammar and vocabulary. In internet language, messages are shortened and punctuation is rarely used. When punctuation is used, the recipient reads into the message. Punctuation, like emojis, is used to express emotions not to mark the end of a thought.

Sarcasm is more often than not found to be harmful and conflict inducing. This article touches upon some of the negative outcomes of sarcasm and examines how sarcasm can be beneficial to our creativity. In a study, researchers had their participants engage in simulated conversations containing sarcastic, sincere, and neutral dialogues. Then, they were asked to complete tasks that would test their creativity. Through this study, researchers found that those who participated in sarcastic conversations did better. To create or understand sarcasm takes creative thinking because one must distinguish between the literal and actual meaning.