John Gordon Ross

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Language Stuff

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 » Ah’d Miss James Wood But.

Sunday 2 November 22:43:47 UTC 2014

I just read a nice piece by J.C. [James Campbell]​ about Glasgow grammar in the 3 September TLS and wanted to share it; naturally I was pleased to see that Scott Lahti had quoted it at his blog, saving me the trouble of figuring out how to do so. It begins: As the referendum on Scottish independence approaches, our thoughts … [Link]

Omniglot blog » Language quiz

Sunday 2 November 8:13:08 UTC 2014

Here’s a recording in a mystery language. Can you identify the language, and do you know where it’s spoken? FacebookTwitter Google+Share [Link]

Urban Word of the Day » Selfie-conscious

Sunday 2 November 8:00:00 UTC 2014

When you're trying to take a selfie in public but fear other people are staring at you "I want to take a selfie but I'm feeling a bit selfie-conscious" [Link]

Language Log » cactus wawa: the strange tale of a strange character

Sunday 2 November 4:15:12 UTC 2014

On December 15, 2012, Jakob Leimgruber sent in the following photograph of an unusual sign in Montreal: I took one look at the sign and said to myself, "We've got problems." 1. The biggest problem is the character after の. It is not in Unicode, much less in any commercial font. It appears to be sui generis. 2. The の … [Link]

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