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
Urban Word of the Day » cheeched
When you get so glazed over from smoking the hwaddaow that you can't tell up from down. Derived from Cheech and Chong, who smoked a lot of reefer. Back in the day when we were burnin' a quarter a day we got good and cheeched.
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Wordorigins.org » four-twenty, 420
There are many origin stories for 420, a slang term referring to marijuana, but unlike most slang terms, researchers have been able to pin down its actual origin with specificity. 420 was first used by a group of students at San Rafael High School in 1971, and it refers to the time of day, 4:20 pm, when they would meet … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » Gorsuch
The medical term for the area between the testicles and the rectum. "Due to a lack of viable healthcare options, and messed up laws, the itchy rash on my gorsuch has more rights than I do"
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