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The message 27 Aug 2013 | 05:14 pm
This year's Penn Reading Project book is Adam Bradley's Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop. In my discussion group yesterday afternoon, several participants complained that some important things ...
"When does one’s native language stop being native?" 27 Aug 2013 | 12:33 am
That's the title of an article by Mark Schreiber in yesterday's (Aug. 25, 2013) Japan Times. It has to do with a topic that we've discussed quite a bit on Language Log in recent weeks and months (e.g...
Mr. and Ms. in Chinese 25 Aug 2013 | 10:38 am
Didi Kirsten Tatlow is trying to trace the roots of the word xiānsheng 先生 (lit., "one who was born earlier / first / before" –> "sir; mister / Mr.; teacher; gentleman; doctor / Dr. [dated]"). She wri...
X-iversaries everywhere 25 Aug 2013 | 12:35 am
Here are two anniversarial tweets that appeared Friday evening. The first is from the WhiteHouse.gov Technology account, celebrating the anniversary of the release of the source code for We the People...
"I feel like" 24 Aug 2013 | 03:16 pm
Katie J.M. Baker, "Ladies, What's Up With the 'I Feel Like' Verbal Tic?", Jezebel 8/23/2013 When I search my Gmail inbox for the phrase "I feel like," infinity results come up. "I feel like this part...
Blocked on Weibo 24 Aug 2013 | 05:14 am
This afternoon I received in the mail the following book: Jason Q. Ng. Blocked on Weibo: What Gets Suppressed on China's Version of Twitter (and Why). New York and London: The New Press, 2013. In th...
Today is the day 23 Aug 2013 | 05:40 pm
… that Grigory Rasputin predicted the world would end. This has not gotten much coverage in the U.S., despite links to zombies, marijuana legalization and NASA. I've discovered a remarkable connectio...
Shopping 23 Aug 2013 | 02:52 pm
Today's Six Chix strip, from Benita Epstein: Or, "Do you have any quotes that will fit my story line?"
Manning's pronouns 22 Aug 2013 | 08:47 pm
Bradley Manning, just recently sentenced for leaking classified documents to Wikileaks, has released a statement announcing, "I am Chelsea Manning. I am a female." Manning also gave instructions on hi...
Questions and answers 22 Aug 2013 | 05:27 pm
Aaron Dinkin (formerly known as Dr. Whom) on Facebook: Just got unexpectedly interviewed by Global News. Topic: Is social media ruining the English language? My answer: no. He adds: Just you watch,...
