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Teh
lolz. this is teh l33t. im in ur langwidj eating ur wordz. lolspeak: ur doin it rite. all ur teh are belong to us!!111! i can has noms now? If you don’t grok the above, I suggest you spend sever… more →
Sesquiotica
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Michael Ventris, the Decipherment of Linear B, and the Value of Cross-Fertilization
quriosity wrote 1 week ago: Reading Andrew Robinson’s fascinating book Lost Languages: The Enigma of the World’s Und … more →
teh
sesquiotic wrote 1 week ago: lolz. this is teh l33t. im in ur langwidj eating ur wordz. lolspeak: ur doin it rite. all ur teh are … more →
A couple things to know
sesquiotic wrote 2 weeks ago: I just encountered yet another person talking about how “a couple things” (rather than … more →
Switzerland Vacation
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sarahgilmour wrote 2 weeks ago: Hey everyone! I’m back, and wanted to share a few photos from Switzerland, even though most o … more →
Why "fetuses"?
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sesquiotic wrote 3 weeks ago: A colleague asked why it was that dictionaries seemed to prefer fetuses rather than, say, fœtii, to … more →
'Teach Yourself to Read Hebrew' great for beginners
arking wrote 1 month ago: I’m having great success using Teach Yourself to Read Hebrew, by Ethelyn Simon and Joseph Ande … more →
'Origin of Speeches' says Edenic language is programmed in our brains
arking wrote 1 month ago: I recently finished reading The Origin of Speeches: Intelligent Design in Language, a fascinating bo … more →
Review of English-Russian, Russian-English Dictionary (Paperback)
psoriasisnaturaltreatment wrote 1 month ago: One of the residual after-effects of the Cold War is that most Russian/English – English/Russi … more →
triptych
sesquiotic wrote 1 month ago: “How was Spain?” I knew this simple question would lead to a treat. Marica and Ronald we … more →
Proto-Indo-European: A real language or a remnant of Babel?
arking wrote 2 months ago: From what I understand, Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is just a hypothetical construct — hypotheti … more →
Fulford fulminates – pfui.
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sesquiotic wrote 2 months ago: The National Post’s Robert Fulford has gone on a grammar gripe to mark the unofficial but much … more →
Why I can't play piano
quriosity wrote 2 months ago: I just decided today that I can’t play piano because of my first-grade teacher’s souther … more →
Metalinguistics of The Health Debate
madlawprofessor wrote 3 months ago: Reverse Nazism and the War on Universal Healthcare Diary of a Mad Law Professor by PATRICIA J. WILLI … more →
Video: Anne Sullivan demonstrates how she taught Helen Keller to speak out loud
quriosity wrote 3 months ago: Here’s a fascinating video, reportedly from a 1930 newsreel, in which Helen Keller’s tea … more →
Overwrought about overweight
sesquiotic wrote 4 months ago: Overweight, known to most of us as an adjective, also has a medical use as a noun to refer to the co … more →
Ruhlen's 'The Origin of Language' Points to Common Source for All Tongues
arking wrote 4 months ago: I recently finished reading The Origin of Language: Tracing the Evolution of the Mother Tongue, by S … more →
starboard
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sesquiotic wrote 4 months ago: I remember one of my elementary school teachers telling us that on ships, the left side was called p … more →
The Whistling Language of Gomera Island
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quriosity wrote 5 months ago: Whistling is used as a mode of language in some cultures, especially where there is a need to commun … more →
