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 » Toxic shellfish warning in seven foreign languages
Stephen Hart sent in this photograph of a sign that appears on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles, WA (and probably elsewhere in the state): 
There are two things about this sign that stand out: 1. the choice of languages; 2. the fact that the translations are by and large of good quality. As for #1, it's interesting that the sign … [Link]
languagehat.com » Exquinoxes.
Allan Metcalf has a Lingua Franca piece on the word equinox which is mildly amusing but which I wouldn’t bother posting here except for this bit: “So getting back to equinox: The first observation is that there are two exquinoxes (yes, that’s the plural) every year…” My first reaction was “No, that isn’t the plural, what the hell are you … [Link]
Language Log » Hokkien in Singapore
[This is the second in a series of four planned posts on Hokkien and related Southern Min / Minnan language issues. The first was this: "Eurasian eureka" (9/12/16).] Ryan of Singapore writes: Just a few days ago, Singapore's Ministry of communications and information released a set of TV programs, aimed at seniors. It is halfway between a drama and a … [Link]
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