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 » Trump's nickname for me
…is "Tardy Mark", at least according to one roll of the dice by The Daily Show's Trump Nickname Generator: 
Trying it a few more times, I get "Deadbeat Mark", "Bad at Improv Mark", "Got Lost at Sea Mark", … But in fact there's a story behind "Tardy Mark". When I was in the first grade, I used to walk to … [Link]
Language Log » Backward Thinking about Orientalism and Chinese Characters
This is a guest post by David Moser of Beijing Capital Normal University For those of us who teach and research the Chinese language, it is often difficult to describe how the Chinese characters function in conveying meaning and sound, and it’s always a particular challenge to explain how the writing system differs from the alphabetic systems we are more … [Link]
Language Log » But what did they feed them?
Yesterday's version: 
Today's version has a different headline and picture: 
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Language Log » Adjectives and adverbs
A puzzling note arrived in my inbox a few days ago: I came across an article you wrote about the use of adverbs and adjectives. To count the use of adverbs and adjectives you actually wrote a program. Is this something you would be willing to share or give me some advice on how to create myself? I am looking … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » Google proved
When your trying to prove someone wrong and immediately refer to Google to debunk there theory I lived in Hawaii for years and I love to eat pokeactually its pronounced po -kay *confirms with Google * I google proved you wrong #sorrynotsorry
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