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

Urban Word of the Day » Carpal Tinder Syndrome

Tuesday 30 December 21:08:42 UTC 2014

Dull pain in wrist and thumb from swiping left so much. I got the Carpal Tinder Syndrome from all the hags in my area. [Link]

Language Log » Mistress of orthodoxy

Tuesday 30 December 19:09:49 UTC 2014

Nicole Perlroth, "New Study May Add to Skepticism Among Security Experts That North Korea Was Behind Sony Hack", NYT 12/24/2014: It is also worth noting that other private security researchers say their own research backs up the government’s claims. CrowdStrike, a California security firm that has been tracking the same group that attacked Sony since 2006, believes they are located … [Link]

Language Log » Thinnernymity

Tuesday 30 December 12:54:05 UTC 2014

Andy Bodle, "Sub ire as hacks slash word length: getting the skinny on thinnernyms", The Guardian 12/4/2014 ("Headlinese is a useful little language – but it shouldn’t creep into the rest of the story. If front pages baffle you, read on for my jargon-busting thinnernymicon"): A stranger arriving in this land, English diploma clutched tightly, might be forgiven, on catching … [Link]

languagehat.com » Hacks Slash Word Length.

Tuesday 30 December 1:28:11 UTC 2014

An amusing Guardian piece by Andy Bodle lauds the concision of headlinese but pans its extension into the body of newspaper stories: And with all of this, by and large, I am quite at ease. Most of the time, the meaning of headlines is quite clear (to native English speakers, anyway). They generally achieve their aim of provoking interest without … [Link]

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