Almost everyone uses language, so inevitably almost everyone thinks they are an expert in it. I don’t consider myself an expert, though most of my work requires at least language competence and sometimes actual skill, but I do follow the blogs featured on this feeds page.
(If you are wondering where the translation-related feeds have all gone, I have put them on their own page.)
Most of the blogs represented here are in English, most of the time, but don’t be surprised to find other languages used. Go with the flow – I occasionally find myself pleasantly surprised at how much I can grasp in languages I have never seen before.
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Language Log » A current neologism in Taiwan
Michael Cannings sent in this photograph taken outside Taiwan's parliament, which has been occupied by students for three days and is now surrounded by demonstrators: 
The characters in big yellow squares on the wall above the entrance say: Zhōngguó dǎng mài Tái yuàn 中國黨賣台院 ("Parliament of the Chinese Party for Selling out Taiwan") 
Zhōngguó dǎng 中國黨 ("Party of China") is … [Link]
Language Log » Twitter mwitter
"'Mwitter' to replace Twitter in Turkey?", Hurriyet 3/20/2014: Only minutes after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vowed to close down Twitter today, a new website was formed, either as a tribute from his followers or a mocking attempt from his critics: "Mwitter" Erdoğan had earlier said in Turkish: "Twitter, mwitter kökünü kazıyacağız," translated into English as: "We’ll eradicate Twitter." In … [Link]
Language Log » I saw one thousand commenting and nobody listening
Sometimes I look at the informed and insightful comments below Mark Liberman's technical posts here on Language Log, and I find myself thinking: These people are smart, and their wisdom enhances the value of our site. Maybe I should return to opening up comments on my posts too. But then something awful happens to convince me never to click the … [Link]
World Wide Words: Updates » New online: Brown Windsor soup
'Brown Windsor soup' is a British dish, but a curiously elusive one. [Link]
World Wide Words: Updates » New online: Misanthrope
A 'misanthrope' dislikes people. The feeling may be mutual. [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » fucker's remorse
when after having sex with a person one starts to feel shame, disgust, or regret regarding the sex act and wishes they hadn't commited it Upon waking up next to a donkey, still hung over, Jim starts to remember last night's events and has a serious case of fucker's remorse.
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Language Log » Written Cantonese on a "Democracy Wall" at a University in Hong Kong
A Language Log reader in Hong Kong sent in the following photograph: 
Cantonese: 20歲既你做緊咩？台灣大學生佔領緊立法院 Ji6 sap6 seoi3 gei3 nei5 zou6 gan2 me1? Toi4 waan1 daai6 hok6 saang1 zim3 ling5 gan2 lap6 faat3 jyun2. Modern Standard Mandarin (MSM) translation: 20歲的你在做什麼？台灣大學生在佔領立法院 Èrshí suì de nǐ zài zuò shénme? Táiwān dàxuéshēng zài zhànlǐng lìfǎyuàn. English: "What is 20-year-old you doing? Taiwanese university students … [Link]
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