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 » Only connect
Bob Moore sent in a link to a story (Brooke Crothers, "Windows 10 will only work on newest PCs, says Microsoft", Fox News 1/18/2016), and commented: I was confused when I saw this, because I am already running Windows 10 on several older PCs. When I read the article, I realized that what they meant to say was "Only Windows … [Link]
Language Log » Shandong lisp
Nick Kaldis writes: I am wondering if your collective knowledge of Gaomi Shandongese and dialectology can clear something up for me. My late beloved father-in-law, Tóng Jìguāng 佟繼侊, from Gaomi county, would pronounce something like an thi sandong len for "俺是山東人“ [VHM: MSM pron. ǎn shì Shāndōng rén ("I'm a Shandongese")]. My question is: is the lisp in 是 common … [Link]
Language Log » Drug trial dies, dog due to be wed
Readers have recently sent in some examples of crash blossoms in headlines about tragic events. Melissa Chan, "Man Left Brain Dead After French Drug Trial Dies", Time Magazine 1/17/2016. Kim Willsher, "Man left brain-dead after French drug trial dies in hospital", The Guardian 1/17/2016. Will Worley, "France clinical trial: Man left brain-dead after drug test dies", The Independent 1/18/2016. Of … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » knee cleavage
A pair of knees that when picture is taken could appear to be cleavage. This morning my coffee looked fantastic on my knee cleavage.
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