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 » There is No Racial Justice Without Linguistic Justice
Today we celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. One of my favorite Martin Luther King Jr. quotes come from a speech he delivered at a retreat attended by staff of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in South Carolina, one year before he was assassinated: “We have moved from the era of civil rights to the era … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » Chankle
Chubby ankles, but not quite cankles. My chankles won't fit in ski boots!I am so ashamed of my chankles.I sprained my chankle in the hot tub!I have to order special socks to fit over my chankles.
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Language Log » Trump: To 'd or not to 'd?
Louise Radnofsky, "White House Disputes Trump Quote in Journal Interview: The Wall Street Journal stands by what it reported and releases audio of disputed portion of interview", WSJ 1/14/2018: The White House disputed that President Donald Trump told The Wall Street Journal in an interview Thursday that “I probably have a very good relationship with Kim Jong Un of North … [Link]
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