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.
Language On the Net
Wordorigins.org » truthiness
What does comedian Stephen Colbert have in common with a nineteenth-century English female writer, nineteenth-century Scottish pundit, and a turn-of-the-twentieth&#~ translator of Basque? In a word, truthiness. [Link]
Language Log » Gender is the least of it
A.C. sends in this opening sentence from a story in his local (NZ) paper: The former lover of a murdered British jeweler was in his bed when he and his new girlfriend arrived at his villa on the Costa del Sol. The players on the referential scorecard are: (1) the former lover (2) a murdered British jeweler (3) his bed … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » Can't even
Can't deal or can't handle it/you. "I can't even right now."
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languagehat.com » A Tour of British Accents.
A tour of the British Isles in accents: “Professional accent and dialect coach Andrew Jack seamlessly switches between the various accents that are scattered across the UK, demonstrating the subtle distinctions between different varieties of English.” My UK readers will have to tell me how accurate it is, but it’s pretty damn impressive, as well as a lot of fun … [Link]
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