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 » Chinese-English rap
Thorin Engeseth writes: I am a big fan of the English musician Tricky, who recently released an album with a song on it called "Beijing to Berlin". According to an email his marketing team sent out: The enigmatic voice on the single's A-side, "Beijing To Berlin," belongs to the Chinese rapper and producer Ivy 艾菲. Tricky explains: "I was in … [Link]
Omniglot blog » When is an MBA a person?
An article I added to Omniglot today, The Most Valuable Languages for an MBA to Learn, uses “an MBA” to refer to a person with an MBA. I’ve also seen students referred to in a similar way: for example a student of French might be ‘a French Major’, and someone with a PhD in linguistics might be ‘a linguistics PhD’. … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » boyfriend credit
When a boyfriend or a husband does something nice for their girlfriend/wife, this gives them an opportunity to do something fun without fear of nagging. Friend-"Hey man, are you sure it's cool with your girlfriend that you're out here fishing on a Sunday afternoon while she's at her aunt's birthday party?"Me-"Yeah it's cool. I bought her flowers the other day … [Link]
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