Vaux is frequently consulted by the press for linguistic articles. For example, in 2004 he discussed product names that contain place names, such as Coney Island hot dogs.Linguistics prof knows his names The Detroit News, June 6, 2004 In 2005 he was interviewed in USA Today regarding the differences in regions of the United States about whether to call carbonated soft drinks "soda", or "pop", or "coke".Pop, soda or Coke? Internet voters seek to settle debate AP, USA Today, 2005 In 2002–2003 his survey to create a linguistics map for the United States was mentioned in the press.Dialects thriving, Internet survey finds by Robert S. Boyd, Knight Ridder News Service, Philadelphia Inquirer, December 25, 2002 In 2005 the San Francisco Chronicle mentioned his research about how musician vocabulary affects vocabulary at large.LANGUAGE: A little South out West by Leslie Guttman, The San Francisco Chronicle, March 13, 2005
