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by Stephen_Murray
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Oct 16 '09 |
The insularity of the Swedish Academy
The Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy says US literature is "insular," but consider the frequency of awards to obscure Scandinavian and German writers... read full review
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by vicfar
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Jun 15 '09 |
The peculiarities of languages
Too many languages in your daily life can drive you insane... read full review
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by talyseon
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Feb 22 '09 |
A Love Of Language
As America is dumbed down, we are loosing the richness of our language. Fight this.... read full review
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by scmrak
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Jan 23 '09 |
Spellcheckers and the Cold War: Trust but Verify (the Grammar Curmudgeon Returns)
Your spellchecker is not a friend, it is a mere tool, and the sooner you learn not to trust it, the better!... read full review
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by zhulin
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Jul 26 '08 |
Is linguistic rarity environmentally determined?
Although certain environmentally unusual (in geological or modern terms) areas possess high linguistic rarity, the correlation is far from perfect especially in low latitudes.... read full review
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by bethesdalily
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Apr 11 '08 |
Tunits, Tea-Units, and a Rambling Rant that Does Not Run On
Wherein are displayed the beauty of the English language and the utter worthlessness of more than one modest closetful of clothes.... read full review
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by kogechahan
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Apr 07 '08 |
Morphology of Japanese and Korean Verbs
Just because a language is very different than your native one does not make it inferior or impossible to learn.... read full review
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by kedsand1
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Jan 30 '08 |
Mindless Babble, Issue 5: What I Have Learned in My Linguistics Classes
Each language needs a descriptive and a prescriptive approach to both accept change and unify speakers of that language. However, each language has an immutable foundation.... read full review
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by zeecee
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Jan 05 '08 |
"Quite frankly" and other phrases that don't need to be said
I wish people would be less quick to adopt new phrases.... read full review
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by iidays
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Apr 26 '07 |
The W's
F ; The who, what, where, when, and why's, W's... read full review
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by gooberpyle
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Mar 17 '07 |
Hearing Impaired vs Impaired Hearing
Think about it.... read full review
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by 29th_Candidate
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Feb 18 '07 |
I No Longer Have Any Ewes For This Serta Bunk
Since sleeping on my Serta Sleeper, I've become Serta sheepish about over-sleepish, sheepless sleep.... read full review
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by kedsand1
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Jan 23 '07 |
Mindless Babble, Issue 4: Pronoun Slaughter!
Putting the wrong pronoun in the predicate is hazardous to English.... read full review
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by kedsand1
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Oct 17 '06 |
Mindless Babble, Issue 3: “Crazy stupid mad!”
That boy has stupid crazy skills! He's dope, fly, bodacious, and mad bright! (Can I go home now?)... read full review
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by tuckermusic
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Sep 18 '06 |
Janis Einfelds
This is an essay I am currently writing, please read and post any comments you have on it, i appreciate all feedback... read full review
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