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.
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Language Log » "Rural Amorous Feelings", part 2
Bob Sanders writes: "I was just reading today's online issue of the NZ Herald and came upon the following photo": 
The section of the NZ Herald in which this photograph appears is labeled "Sideswipe: January 5: Funghi looking for good times". Yes, we're talking about mushrooms, specifically "cloud ear" (yún'ěr 云耳 / 雲耳) , as you can see from the … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » stable genius
What unstable cretins claim to be. See also, dotard. The president, despite evidence to the contrary, tweeted confirmation that he is in fact a stable genius.
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