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
Omniglot blog » How many roads?
Last week I learned that there are quite a few words for roads in Irish. These include: bóthar [ˈbˠoːhəɾˠ] = road; way, manner. From the Proto-Celtic *bow-itros (cow path). Related words in other Celtic languages: – bóthar [boː.ər] = alley, lane (Scottish Gaelic) – bayr [bajr] = avenue, drive, lane, pad, roadway (Manx) – beidr [beidɪr] = lane, track (Welsh) … [Link]
Language Log » Google is scary good
Before I finish typing "red", Google is already suggesting "red herring", which is what I was looking for. When I've barely begun to type "Philadelphia" or "Seattle" and only one "Walla", Google is already suggesting ""Philadelphia weather", "Seattle weather" and "Walla Walla weather", which is what I was looking for in each case. If I want to check in on … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » The Bannon
The act of self-fellatio The young man pulled his back muscles while attempting the Bannon.Political meaning: When patting yourself on the back just isn't enough…go for the Bannon
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languagehat.com » Lozi.
This is one of the more simpleminded questions I’ve posted, but I can’t find an answer to it, so I turn to the Varied Reader. Wikipedia sez: The Lozi people are an ethnic group primarily of western Zambia, inhabiting the region of Barotseland. […] The Lozi are also known as the Malozi, Silozi, Kololo, Barotose, Rotse, Rozi, Rutse, or Tozvi. … [Link]
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