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 » Homeland‘s Bad Urdu.

Tuesday 4 November 22:48:04 UTC 2014

I watch very little TV and it’s unlikely I would have watched Homeland anyway (I still have to catch up with the second season of The Americans), but this sharp critique by Fatima Shakeel, a Pakistani who would like to like the show, makes it even more unlikely. Most of it is not LH material, but this section assuredly is: … [Link]

Omniglot blog » Skeuomorphs

Tuesday 4 November 18:22:02 UTC 2014

I came across an interesting word and concept today – the skeuomorph [ˈskjuːəmɔrf], from the Greek σκεῦος (skéuos – container or tool), and μορφή (morphḗ – shape), and defined as “a derivative object that retains ornamental design cues from structures that were necessary in the original” [source]. This term was apparently coined by H. Colley March in 1889 after he … [Link]

Urban Word of the Day » Alex from Target

Tuesday 4 November 9:00:00 UTC 2014

Alex from Target is a hardcore pimp who recently gained fame as an Instagram sensation for reasons beyond the comprehension of any sane person. Alex from Target bagged my bags when no one else would. [Link]

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