février 2012
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linguistblog replied to your post: linguistblog replied to your link: I was reminded…
you might already know it, but this blog might be of interest to you then separatedbyacommonlangu…
i <3 #SBACL [sβæ.kl] xD
like a good linguist #SBACL is there! [on my blog list xD]
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linguistblog replied to your link: I was reminded language log calls it “Prescriptivist poppycock”
it was probably coined by Geoff Pullum who despite being American has been in Scotland for too long ;)
google seems to point to him
makes sense then. i myself acquired a few britishism years ago. most noteably “Lush” to mean something pleasureable or desireable, which i...
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grammar nazism in the linguistics tag
mapsofmymind:
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Me clicking on the linguistics tag:
Me after I see grammar nazism in here:
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I was reminded language log calls it... →
I know i have a weaky for alliteration, but ‘poppycock’ is not at all common in my lect [or any in north america that i can think of] plus the ‘cock’ part tends to get anylized first and then im thinking of flacid penis :|
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prescriptivist pontification [or better yet, prescriptivistic...
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imperialchill reblogged your post: Sometimes Zane thinks about language.
Yo, that’s how… nearly every argument in human history turned out XP
im just razzin :D
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Am I the only one annoyed whenever the NY Times...
bluetoothtoaster:
This is the series of events:
1) Linguists figure something out 2) (5-10 years later) The New York Times writes an article on this groundbreaking* research. 3) The linguistics tag on tumblr become 99% that article, approximately 25% of the posts being prescriptivist bullshit 4) My former roommate, a NY Times addict, posts it on my Facebook wall and I ignore it, cause I don’t...
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Sometimes Zane thinks about language.
didyoudrinkmygingerale:
imperialchill:
Sometimes my friends point out how bizarre it is that I send long, grammatically correct text messages. I started wondering why I do that.
I don’t consider myself somehow more intelligent or otherwise superior to those who frequently use shortened words. And I don’t consider them illiterate for using abbreviated lingo. Despite having no obligation to, I...
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Anonyme a demandé : jnsfbgfgjndfghjdfgjidfn
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SO. MUCH. PORN. ON. MY. DASH. TODAY.
is it turpitude tuesday or something??
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homogeneity
ieithoedd:
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Im listening to ben zimmer and he say the word [the seemingly standard] way as /ˌhoʊ mə dʒəˈni ɪ ti/
i was like… what? i say it [hoʊ.moʊ.’dʒɛ.neɪ.ɪ.ti] O_o
Odd.
I say it vastly differently: [hʌ.mɑ.dʒɪ’neɪ.ɪ.ti]
spelling pronunciations. english orthography strikes again xD
[edited my transcription, i changed teh first half but...
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cryingvagina:
in australia we don’t have east vs west coast wars because nobody lives on the west coast
#dying
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Anonyme a demandé : sdfgsfgsdvasvasgvsfdg
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Ben Zimmer murdered Richard Bailey.
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ieithoedd a demandé : just wondering why you always post about "nerd word abuse" if you also enjoy descriptivist linguistics?
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Words to keep inside your pocket:
Quiescent - a quiet, soft-spoken soul.
Chimerical - merely imaginary; fanciful.
Susurrus - a whispering or rustling sound.
Raconteur - one who excels in story-telling.
Clinquant - glittering; tinsel-like.
Aubade - a song greeting the dawn.
Ephemeral - lasting a very short time.
Sempiternal - everlasting; eternal.
Euphonious - pleasing; sweet in...
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Reblog if you want anonymous opinions about you.
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Anonyme a demandé : ytgygvby
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Please stop saying "[person] and I's."
didyoudrinkmygingerale:
alifepresalted:
powerpuffgrrrl:
cannibalizm:
powerpuffgrrrl:
cannibalizm:
ohaityler:
thealigshow:
allthewhiskeyinheaven:
“I’s” is not a word. That is so far from being a word.
YES THANK YOU
i know you’re suppose to use “my” instead of “i”, but i usually avoid using “person and my” because i never know if you are suppose to put the person in possessive...
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Anyone who uses the letter "u" as a substitute for...
ieithoedd:
didyoudrinkmygingerale:
I don’t even know how to respond to this so I’m just gonna post this .gif of Kathryn Merteuil me.
Here’s a wug 4 u!
When will people understand that there are a variety of reasons for using “u” instead of “you”, and there is not one bit of ambiguity caused by doing so?
Dyslexia
Physical problems with the fingers/hands/arms/back/neck that make typing...
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i can never help but laugh at porn which takes...
antikytheramechanism:
Like you’d have to agree to the outstanding terms before showing up
“oh yes and the doctor might have sex with you during your checkup”
always struck me as funny
excuse you, some of us are attracted to the fantasy of it, which means duh its not going to be grounded to reality. l3rn2porn
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ieithoedd:
didyoudrinkmygingerale:
lesserjoke:
thecallup:
“A classic example of vocal fry, best described as a raspy or croaking sound injected (usually) at the end of a sentence, can be heard when Mae West says, “Why don’t you come up sometime and see me,” or, more recently on television, when Maya Rudolph mimics Maya Angelou on “Saturday Night Live.”…“It’s generally pretty well known that...
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chromatoast21 replied to your photoset: 26yo str8 from the midwest. apperently a cowboy
Looks and sounds like he’s for me. I could sing him a sweet country ballad all night long. :)
you WOULD xD
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lesserjoke:
irrhythmic replied to your photo: I made a new logo for my website! Well, I made a…
my teachers always make me transcribe the English “o” sound as [oʊ], but I see you’ve done a labialized o… which makes more sense to me… would that convention happen to be an american/canadian distinction do you know? (also, nice logow)
I’m not quite sure, and I was taught [oʊ] for that sound as...
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homogeneity
ieithoedd:
sirmattypants:
Im listening to ben zimmer and he say the word [the seemingly standard] way as /ˌhoʊ mə dʒəˈniɪti/
i was like… what? i say it [hoʊ.moʊ.’dʒɛ.neɪ.ɪ.ti] O_o
Odd.
I say it vastly differently: [hʌ.mɑ.dʒɪ’neɪ.ɪ.ti]
spelling pronunciations. english orthography strikes again xD
[edited my transcription, i changed teh first half but forgot the second half x_x]
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homogeneity
Im listening to ben zimmer and he say the word [the seemingly standard way] as /ˌhoʊmədʒəˈniɪti/
i was like… what? i say it [hoʊ.moʊ.’dʒɛ.neɪ.ɪ.ti] O_o
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omg If you are interested in linguistics,... →
omg they say that mysterious “Boston Brahmin” accent.
oooh it has ben zimmer talking. neato!
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dearestclaudio:
Is there a name for the linguistic error that occurs when someone accidentally affixes a suffix from a preceding word onto the following word when speaking or reading aloud?
Eg., reading “looked like” but saying “look liked” instead.
wouldnt that be type of spoonerism??
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super-eklectic1:
thepeculiarone:
osram-akoma:
of-praxis:
osram-akoma:
The awkward moment when Christianity was an African religion, whitened, disguised and force-fed to Africans and then used to enslave them.
where do you get that Christianity was an african religion?
The awkward moment when people do not know the history of Christianity or that the Bible had 600 books before the...