scott: gretchen mcculloch is a professional linguist who studies the development of language with anise on the internet. her new book which i have been looking forward to is "because internet: understanding the new rules of language." gretchen, all right, explain the title to your book. i got it immediately but "because internet." explain that to me. gretchen mcculloch: "because internet" is an example of one of these linguistic phenomena that's especially popular on the internet which is this stylized sort of incoherent language used to heighten an emotional effect. so people say, you know, "i can't do my homework because internet," to mean that the reason is so evident that you don't need the full sentence to explain it. scott: i got a sports car because divorce. gretchen: ha-ha-ha-ha. i think the first example that i came across in this phenomenon was, "i can't do my homework because skyrim," so. [laughing] scott: now, what you're talking about is linguistic science, right? gretchen: right, absolutely; so there's a whole area of linguistic called sociolinguistics which talks about

would use chief political editor mcculloch wasn't the s.p.d. party conference here's her analysis on the future of germany's grand coalition government. angle america can breathe easy for now the newly elected s.p.d. leadership here at the party conference may be sounding tougher and more to the left on key issues like climate investment and minimum wage but nobody here really has the stomach to cross out of the current governing coalition. the s.p.d. knows it might be already punching above its own political weight polling at around 13 percent so we could expect to see more coalition talks coming over the next couple of weeks with a clear sign that once again fall from eyes may be on the horizon. well bundesliga football now in the 15th match day of the season kicked off on friday night with frankfurt hosting how to berlin and their new coach yogen klinsmann the legendary player and manager was looking for his 1st win and despite the run of play his team to believe in the 30th minute dirty looking back you're with the goal to lysine cleans man

he went on the gold rush in california with ben mcculloch, interesting gentleman in his own time. he became deputy sheriff of sacramento for a while, then moved back to mississippi and arkansas as a planter. he fought at the battle of shiloh, stone river, chickamauga , and was promoted after this battle to brigadier general. he had the arkansas guys. cleburne thought the fifth and 13th arkansas was his shock troops. they were the best troops in his entire division. so they were kind of like the old guard, just kind of his favorites. whenever he was in trouble, he would turn to the fifth and 13th arkansas. hiram granberry, on the bottom there, was in charge of smith's brigade. smith had been wounded at missionary ridge, so granberry took over that brigade, from texas. 10th and 15thed texas was in that painting i showed you. the seventh texas and then the consolidated 17th, 18th, 24th, and 25th texas, showing you how much they had been used during the war. granbury moved to texas and studied law at baylor university. he was captured at fort donaldson, exchanged and became a colonel