Rosemarie Ostler writes about language topics, especially American slang and figures of speech. Her most recent book is Slinging Mud. Find out more about Rosemarie's books on the Books page.

Rosemarie received a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Washington and has taught at the college level. She also worked as a librarian specializing in language for the New York Public Library and the University of Oregon's Knight Library. She lives in Eugene, Oregon.

Rosemarie's articles about language history, grammar, and research how-to for writers have appeared in Verbatim, The Saturday Evening Post, Whole Earth, Christian Science Monitor, The Writer, and Writer's Digest, among other places. Samples of her work are collected on the Clips page.