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 » Expletive deficits
Josh Marshall, "Obama on the Hoofbeats of History", TPM 7/17/2015 (emphasis added): As the budget deficit has receded from public view, Obama's fucks deficit has come to the forefront. After six and a half years in office, he may have a small stockpile of fucks left. But he has none left to give. He is increasingly indifferent to the complaints … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » Text soaked
A relationship based solely on text messages to the extent that in-person interaction is awkward. Common in online dating situations. We texted everyday for two weeks, she was flirty and funny, we got along great, but we tried meeting in person we were all text soaked. It was weird and awkward trying to talk
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languagehat.com » Shibboleth.
I can’t really say anything about this two-and-a-half-minute video by Reginald Pikedevant except: it’s funny, watch it! (One of my favorite bits is the po-faced spelling pronunciation of wagon-lit.) Thanks, Paul! [Link]
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