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
languagehat.com » The Anxious Scribe.
I just ran across a quote attributed to an Egyptian scribe named Khakheperresenb (Walter Jackson Bate, in The Burden of the Past and the English Poet, says 2000 BC, Wikipedia says ca. 1900 BC) that I found irresistible: Would I had phrases that are not known, utterances that are strange, in new language that has not been used, free from … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » euro look
The "European" look associated with the sophisticated European style of clothing. The idea that Europeans dress better is a stereotype that Americans have about Europeans. Some woman like the "euro look" because they believe that European men are well dressed, sophisticated, romantic and exotic. guy: What kind of men do you like? girl: I am kinda into the euro look … [Link]
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