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
Language Log » #KholoBC
Bina Shah, "Trying to Dam a Digital Sea", NYT 4/10/2014: In September 2012, the Pakistani government expanded a ban on some YouTube contributors to a blockage of the whole video-sharing site, because the anti-Muslim film “Innocence of Muslims” had appeared on it. Eighteen months later, the ban remains, exposing a simmering struggle within Pakistan over the basic issue of freedom … [Link]
Omniglot blog » Sound instincts
According to an article I came across today, humans possibly have innate preferences for the sound patterns found in languages which might help babes to distinguish language from non-language and to acquire language. An experiment undertaken by the National Academy of Sciences found that even new born babies show a preference for combinations of phonemes common in human languages over … [Link]
World Wide Words: Updates » New online: Decussate
'Decussate', meaning crosswise, is linked to crucifixion and a small Roman coin. [Link]
World Wide Words: Updates » New online: On the lam
The US phrase 'on the lam' is probably a pun on 'beat it'. [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » armpitties
When a girl is on her back naked and her titties fall to the side and reach her arm pits I hooked up with girl last night she an an amazing ass but the worst set of armpitties.
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Language Log » Male aunty
Joel Martinsen came across this snapshot a couple of days ago: 
Here's the story The sign says: Zhāopìn Zuòfàn āyí (Nánnǚ bù xiàn) 招 聘 做饭阿姨 （男女不限） Help Wanted Cook Aunty (Male or female) Baidu Fanyi translates the last line more literally as "not limited to men and women". We've been grappling with gender a lot lately, and it looks … [Link]
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