John Gordon Ross

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Language Stuff

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 » Two More for the Bookshelf.

Friday 8 April 18:58:36 UTC 2016

1) Five years ago, I wrote enthusiastically about Ward Farnsworth’s Farnsworth’s Classical English Rhetoric (here and here), and I have continued to consult it with pleasure (and recommend it) ever since. Now Farnsworth has been kind enough to send me a copy of his new book, Farnsworth’s Classical English Metaphor , and it’s at least as good, from the marvelous cover … [Link]

Urban Word of the Day » reply chug

Friday 8 April 7:00:00 UTC 2016

To send a Snapchat video of you/your friends chugging an alcoholic beverage, prompting your recipients to reply with a chug video of their own. Take a video of me chugging this beer, so I can send it out for reply chugs. [Link]

languagehat.com » Quid dicent?

Friday 8 April 0:13:53 UTC 2016

A Guardian story by Alison Flood reports on some interesting material: Ever been unsure about how to deal with a drunken family member returning from an orgy? A collection of newly translated textbooks aimed at Greek speakers learning Latin in the ancient world might hold the solution. Professor Eleanor Dickey travelled around Europe to view the scraps of material that … [Link]

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