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 » Reverse Debates
From the last year's Foundational Questions Institute conference, a String Theory supporter (Raphael Bousso) is asked to argue against String Theory on behalf of Loop Quantum Gravity, while one of the founders of Loop Quantum Gravity theory (Carlo Rovelli) takes the String Theory side, in opposition to his own point of view: This works out well, making me wonder about … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » shaved my balls for this
Phrase used to describe a disappointing situation. Like you got all excited for it and it wasn't all that great. You: This party sucks! Me: Yeah, I don't know why I shaved my balls for this!
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Language Log » Chinese-French dictionary
The obligatory screenshot: 
This is from an Indian publication, but relying on Chinese copy. The picture editor was incredibly lazy. In light of the fact that China is currently doing its best to kill off Google, it's particularly ironic that they chose "googeln" as the sample entry. Here's a similar article from a Chinese publication. The person who wrote the … [Link]
languagehat.com » Tartessian.
John T. Koch, of the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, has a very interesting piece in History Ireland about a language I’d never heard of, Tartessian. He starts with some historical background: For Greek and Roman writers, Tartessos was a place of fabulous natural wealth in silver and gold, situated somewhat vaguely in Europe’s extreme … [Link]
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