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 » PLOS interview with John Ioannidis
Erica Kritsberg, "From One to One Million Article Views: Q&A with Author John Ioannidis", PLOS Bogs 6/23/2014: "Why Most Published Research Findings Are False", the PLOS Medicine article by John Ioannidis, surpassed one million views late April 2014, the first PLOS article – research or other – to reach this milestone. Especially: What is the most surprising or unexpected result/outcome … [Link]
Omniglot blog » Extreme Polyglottery
The Polyglot Gathering in Berlin last week was fantastic and I enjoyed everything about it. The organizers did an excellent job and everything went well, with only minor hitches. Many other people helped things to run smoothly, and gave talks and/or arranged discussions and language practise sessions. 
Venue The venue was a huge hostel/hotel near Berlin’s Hauptbahnhof (main station), and … [Link]
Language Log » Chinese Chelsea
Janet Williams sent in this language selection panel from the official Sri Lanka Tourism website: 
See also "Select Language" at top right of this home page, where the same mistranslation occurs. There's something very strange here. The entry for what must be intended to represent "Chinese" is qiè'ěrxī 切尔西 ("Chelsea"). As Janet said in her covering note: Anything goes: if … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » breaking good
When a hard core criminal, junkie or gang banger reaches a point in their life when they decide to go all goodie-two-shoes and start going to church,volunteering at soup kitchens and picking the kids up from school. I saw Davo going to church the other day..looks like he's breaking good..i suppose there won't be any more of those three day … [Link]
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