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 » British "gentleman" in China
Will Spence has an article on "Why 'gentleman' matters" in Caixin Online, part of a Mainland media group, with the following lede: "The Chinese government often says it wants to build up its soft power, but for this to happen it may have to embrace its heritage and adopt a gentler approach". A key passage is the following: It is … [Link]
Language Log » Not guilty on this train
Wenn sounds a bit like when, but doesn't really mean "when" in German; it usually means "if". Wer sounds a bit like where, but it doesn't mean "where", it means "who". Sechs sounds like sex but doesn't mean "sex". Gift looks like gift but means "poison". Nothing is easy, even when dealing with languages as closely related as English and … [Link]
Wordorigins.org » Digitizing Manuscripts
A short video from the Bodleian Library that provides an overview of what digitizing library materials entails. [Discuss this post] [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » Wantrepreneur
n: someone who thinks about being an entrepreneur or starting a business but never gets started. Bill is such a Wantrepreneur. Always talking about starting a business, but never getting there.
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