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 » where her legs begin
A poetic way of saying pussy. Brandon sat around thinking of Amelia and how he would love to get back to where her legs begin.
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languagehat.com » Judaeo-Urdu Manuscript, Or.13287.
Ursula Sims-Williams at the British Library’s Asian and African studies blog posts about a unique manuscript: The British Library’s sole Judaeo-Urdu manuscript is a copy in Hebrew script of the well-known Urdu theatrical work, the Indar Sabha, written by Agha Sayyid Hasan ‘Amanat,’ a poet at the court of Vajid Ali Shah of Awadh. Our manuscript seems to have been … [Link]
Language Log » Banned by Beijing
Just saw this great post by the editors of supchina: "Here are all the words Chinese state media has banned: A full translation of the style guide update from Xinhua, and why it matters." (8/1/17) We can be grateful to the editors for their reliable translations, complete with Chinese characters and Hanyu Pinyin romanizations, with word spacing and tonal diacritics. … [Link]
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