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 » Konglish
This is "Konglish", not "Kongish". We just finished studying the latter, which is Hong Kong style English, in this post, and surveyed other varieties of Asian English in this post, including Konglish,which is the subject of the present post. Konglish is Korean-style English, and it seems to be thriving. Let's step back a moment to mention a Korean word that, … [Link]
Language Log » Phenomenal to the women
Rebecca Kaplan, "Donald Trump: 'I will be phenomenal to the women'", CBS Face the Nation 8/9/2015: Presidential candidate Donald Trump sought to redirect incoming fire at rival Republican Jeb Bush, saying that Bush has a "huge" problem with women and he is by far the better candidate with that demographic. […] "I'm exactly the opposite. I will be phenomenal to … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » on seen
When you text somebody and they read it but don't text back °"Bryan guess who i was texting last night"°"who"°"s~ but she left me on seen after i asked her for head"
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languagehat.com » Syriac Resources Online.
Another great online find: syri.ac, “An annotated bibliography of Syriac resources online.” From the About page: Welcome to syri.ac! This site is a comprehensive annotated bibliography of open-access resources related to the study of Syriac. […] It was not that long ago that people interested in Syriac studies who did not have the good fortune of living in ancient centers … [Link]
Language Log » Jugendwörter
In the online newspaper, Politico, Jules Johnston has an article about new German words coined by youth: "In the words of young Germans, just ‘merkeln’ " (8/3/15) The German dictionary manufacturer Langenscheidt came up with the idea seven years ago to create a list of new words and expressions invented by teens by selecting the “Jugendwort” (Youth Word of the … [Link]
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