John Gordon Ross

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Language Stuff

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

languagehat.com » Rongorongo.

Thursday 1 February 23:14:42 UTC 2018

Jacob Mikanowski at Cabinet Magazine presents a fascinating look at a mysterious script whose key was lost in frustratingly recent times: Of all the literatures in the world, the smallest and most enigmatic belongs without question to the people of Easter Island. It is written in a script—rongorongo—that no one can decipher. Experts cannot even agree whether it is an … [Link]

Urban Word of the Day » immigrant

Thursday 1 February 8:30:00 UTC 2018

What every inhabitant of the USA is, except the Native Americans. A: Dude, I fuckin hate them immigrants! B: Well whaddaya think your great great great grand father was? [Link]

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