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 » The Word ronce.
Back in 2009 I posted about a good translation (by Emily Grosholz) of Yves Bonnefoy’s poem “Tu me dis que tu aimes le mot ronce,” from his book Ce qui fut sans lumière (translated by John Naughton, with original en face, as In the Shadow’s Light 
Omniglot blog » Caledonian Antisyzygy
In the Alexander McCall-Smith novel I just finished reading, The Revolving Door of Life, the concept of antisyzygy, and particularly Caledonian antisyzygy, comes up. I had to look it up as I didn’t know what it meant or how to pronounce it. The term Caledonian Antisyzygy refers to the “idea of dueling polarities within one entity”, which apparently typical for … [Link]
Language Log » "I think __"
Today's Non Sequitur: 
Among politicians, there's an interesting left-right spectrum apparently signaled by this metric — from the 12 Republican and 9 Democratic debates: Count of "I think" (Per million words) Clinton 267 4685 Cruz 39 1194 Kasich 52 1807 Sanders 205 4047 Trump 119 2900 Of course, with this small sample, we need to worry about unexamined covariates, such … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » deadbeat kids
Having children that just aren't worth supporting "Let the state take care of them, they're deadbeat kids"
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