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 » "Either… or…"
The following photographs come from an article on citizen protests in Lanzhou and Beijing openly demanding governmental transparency on public officials' personal assets (I am no longer able to access the article online). 
#1 gōngkāi cáichǎn 公开财产 ("make assets public") yàome gǔndàn 要么滚蛋 ("otherwise get the hell out") #2 yàome gōngkāi cáichǎn 要么公开财產 ("either make assets public") yàome chèdǐ xiàtái … [Link]
Language Log » "Please enter your cock after urinating"
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소변 후 콕크 누르세요 Yale: Sopyen hwu khokkhu nwulusey yo McCune-Reischauer: Sobyŏn hu k’okk’ŭ nurŭse yo urination-after cock press-honorific polite The verb nwulu- means "press; press down on", so the Korean means "press down on the [water / pet-]cock after urinating", i.e., "please flush after urinating". Here's what a k’okk’ŭ 콕크 looks like. The notice is not … [Link]
Language Log » Some phonetic dimensions of speech style
My posts have been thin recently, mostly because over the past ten days or so I've been involved in the preparation and submission of five conference papers, on top of my usual commitments to teaching and meetings and visitors. Nobody's fault but mine, of course. Anyhow, this gives me some raw material that I'll try to present in a way … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » boyfriend dick
A penis that is of reasonable size that one could receive on a daily basis. As opposed to vacation dick. I hooked up with a guy last night who had boyfriend dick. It was perfect.vacation dick size queen
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