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.

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Urban Word of the Day » drink things through

Thursday 5 March 8:30:00 UTC 2015

A time-honored tradition of thinking things through while drinking a beverage. You're psycho so there's no point in us meeting to drink things through. [Link]

Language Log » Anaphoric definiteness in the ACA

Thursday 5 March 0:13:14 UTC 2015

The following is a guest post by Graham Katz. It makes an interesting point (which I haven't seen elsewhere) about the phrase that's at the center of King v. Burwell: "an Exchange established by the State". Today the Supreme Court hears argument on the King v. Burwell case challenging the subsidies for health insurance put in place by the Affordable … [Link]

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