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

Language Log » We've got the best wishes in the Netherlands

Thursday 26 January 14:39:58 UTC 2017

I'm in Groningen for the celebration of the 30-year anniversary of Alfa-Informatica. So this is appropriate: [Link]

Urban Word of the Day » trumpcare

Thursday 26 January 8:00:00 UTC 2017

a new healthcare insurance system where you automatically lose your health coverage if you are sick or poor. I went to the emergency room after the accident, they said, "we can't help you, you've got trumpcare." [Link]

languagehat.com » On Dropping Apostrophes.

Thursday 26 January 2:59:32 UTC 2017

Geoff Pullum has a typically witty and provocative post about the CIA report-writing style guide, Style Manual and Writers Guide for Intelligence Publications. There’s other stuff of interest (for instance, the CIA uses the Oxford comma), but what I want to highlight here is this passage: Before I go on, though, I wonder if you have noticed three remarkable things … [Link]

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