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 » Get the rope, Bill
It's been a while since we featured a Partially Clips comic — here's the most recent one: 
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Language Log » Inches
The headline above this page at TheHill.com says Warren inches away from Obama. And Bob Ayers, who pointed it out to me, was surprised that anyone would judge Elizabeth Warren to be that close to Obama on the issues, since they disagree quite a bit. I agree with Bob: I also read the sentence that way (the wrong way) at … [Link]
Language Log » "Voiceprints" again
"Millions of voiceprints quietly being harvested as latest identification tool", The Guardian (AP), 10/13/2014: Over the telephone, in jail and online, a new digital bounty is being harvested: the human voice. Businesses and governments around the world increasingly are turning to voice biometrics, or voiceprints, to pay pensions, collect taxes, track criminals and replace passwords. The article lists some successful … [Link]
Omniglot blog » Back in Bangor
Yesterday morning I shared a taxi to Belgrade airport with two other conference participants. We had some lunch while waiting for our flights, and came across quite a few other polyglots. I flew via Zurich and had a short connection time there – only 20 minutes. There was a bit longer to wait for my train from Manchester airport, so … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » Columbusing
When white people claim they have invented/discovered something that has been around for years, decades, even centuries. Miley Cyrus is totally Columbusing with this twerking shit.
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Language Log » Troublesome characters
The People's Daily microblog account posted this list over the recent National Day holidays: "Yī dú jiù cuò de 50 gè dìmíng 一读就错的50个地名" ("Fifty place names you're sure to misread") It's a mix of relatively obscure characters and strange alternate readings for common ones. The list starts off: ①浙江丽(lí)水 Lishui in Zhejiang province; the 丽 is normally read lì ②安徽亳(bó)州 … [Link]
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