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 » ASSoL at GMU — Really?
As suspicious as the dateline is, this is apparently for real — Susan Svrluga, "George Mason law school to be renamed the Antonin Scalia School of Law", Washington Post 4/1/2016: The George Mason School of Law will be renamed in honor of the late Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, who died earlier this year. The university announced Thursday that … [Link]
languagehat.com » Picto-Charentais.
The latest New Yorker leads off with an article called “Come to the Fair” (“The food-and-booze fest that is France’s national agricultural exhibition”) by Lauren Collins; before I had read a word, the photo of a butcher’s display at the Salon de l’Agriculture made me want to move to France. But I digress — I’m bringing it here for this … [Link]
Language Log » "We could all unite against the hatred for Obama"
Recently on the Fox News program The Five, one of the participants came out with an expression that illustrates the forces behind the kinds of errors that we've called misnegations — even though the errant phrase lacks any overt negation at all! Bemoaning "this fractured strife among the Republican party", Greg Gutfeld said Your browser does not support the audio … [Link]
World Wide Words: Updates » New online: Lie Doggo
Why should hiding quietly be called 'lying doggo'? [Link]
World Wide Words: Updates » New online: Fewmet
'Fewmet' is an ancient British hunting term, now often associated with dragons. [Link]
World Wide Words: Updates » New online: Dingbat
Why are ornamental type characters called 'dingbats'? [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » sock marks
The indentations left on the calves or ankles as a result of wearing tight socks; I'm heading to the gym after work today and I only brought shorts. Damn, I guess I won't be able to conceal my sock marks.
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languagehat.com » Jawn.
Dan Nosowitz’s “The Enduring Mystery Of ‘Jawn’, Philadelphia’s All-Purpose Noun” is a fascinating look at a feature of Philadelphia English, though Nosowitz goes way overboard claiming uniqueness for it: The word “jawn” is unlike any other English word. In fact, according to the experts that I spoke to, it’s unlike any other word in any other language. It is an … [Link]
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