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 » Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch Online.
I was just informed (thanks, Valery!) that if I followed etymonline on Facebook I would know that “he posted today that Wartburg’s Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch is now available/searchable online.” I have now “liked” the FB page, and I pass on to you both the suggestion and the link — I presume there are other people than me out there who … [Link]
Language Log » Teenage Mutant Ninja Metrics
In today's xkcd, a list of 
The relevant bit of the song goes like this: Those who have had a lesson in accentual-syllabic metrics will recognize the pattern as trochaic tetrameter, with the added requirement that the line have the right shape for a Wikipedia article title. Well, and also actually be a Wikipedia article title. I'm not sure how … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » Facebook Warrior
Someone who posts on Facebook about all their ideals and causes….without doing any real work. They find a cliche post that someone else wrote and re-posts it, thinking they're part of the fight. But their post gets lost in Facebook's "previous post limbo", never to be seen again by anyone. They can be a part of millions of different causes … [Link]
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