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
Omniglot blog » We need more ning!
Last night at choir one of the songs we were singing ended with the line “in the mor-ning”, with the mor and ning of morning clearly separated and on different notes. One of the tenors made a joke that we needed more ning in the morning, which appealed to me, and I wondered what ning might be and why we’d … [Link]
Language Log » Department of Redundancy Department alert!
Haters of redundancy, get ready to bristle at this email announcement I received today: Please note that the 7th floor common room in the Dugald Stewart Building will be closed today from 10:30am until 1pm due to an event taking place. An event taking place? But isn't taking place the only thing that events can do? Isn't taking place their … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » ebola-head
somebody with ebola; or an insult for a person who gets somebody worked-up (used by students in my school) My dad is an ebola-head because he installed spy software on my laptop!
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