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
languagehat.com » Peevers in Paradise.
Matt of No-sword has a (cleverly titled) post about some linguistic descriptions he noticed in Margaret Mead’s Coming of age in Samoa; first he points out that when she says the “immaturity” in use of language of a group of girls between ten and twenty years old “was chiefly evidenced by a lack of familiarity with the courtesy language, and … [Link]
Language Log » Random readings
Three random things from my to-blog list — no time this morning for more — maybe some commentary later: Douglas Maurer, "Testing how well Google translate works for medical translation", iMedicalApps 8/12/2015 Matt Michel, "6 Reasons You Can't Trust Science Anymore", Cracked 8/13/2015 "Loaded Language", Boston Calling (BBC) [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » bish whet
a polite way of saying bitch what, specially to someone who has annoyed you. Also can be used as an annoying term on Vine. Can also be used purely for fun. Kaylee-"Fast and furious is terrible." Darfur & Jenn- "Bish whet"Darcie-"Kaylee has a boyfriend" Jenn-"Bish whet"
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