Language Log: Character amnesia revisited
A couple of years ago I wrote a post about the phenomenon of Chinese speakers forgetting how to write characters because of their reliance on Pinyin (i.e., romanization) inputting schemes. Even those...
View ArticleLanguage Log: Hydrated and delicious
A food writer recently tried to find an effective euphemism for moist, in order to avoid the associated word-aversion problems (Hate Moist? You're Not Alone", Huffington Post 12/10/2012): At HuffPost...
View ArticleLanguage Log: Genetic effects on syntax, usage and punctuation
In yesterday's Doonesbury, Earl and Duke discuss possible angles for a PR campaign in favor of Texas secession: Here's the petition text: The US continues to suffer economic difficulties stemming from...
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