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'I wrote 2U B4'! British Library shows up textspeak as soooo 19th century Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:48AMNew exhibition features Victorian poems written like text messages, the rise of RP, and battles over the letter H If u really r annoyed by the vocabulary of the text generation, then a new exhibition at the British Library should calm you down. It turns out they were doing it in the 19th century – only then they called it emblematic poetry, and it was considered terribly clever. Details were ...
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Changing language Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 11:28PMText messaging, Facebook and Twitter: technology has opened up new ways of communicating and has fostered the creation of new words, such as defriend or nom (which means eating something nice)
Richard Burton on Elizabeth Taylor's greatest assets: Paul Johnson's memoirs Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 6:27PMOver 60 years, historian and writer Paul Johnson has come to know everyone who mattered - from Churchill to the Royal Family.
Changing language Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 2:35AMText messaging, Facebook and Twitter: technology has opened up new ways of communicating and has fostered the creation of new words, such as defriend or nom (which means eating something nice). So how do these new technologies alter our language? And will it produce lasting changes?
How The Word 'Scientist' Came To Be Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 12:57PMIn 1834, Cambridge University historian and philosopher of science William Whewell coined the term "scientist" to replace such terms as "cultivators of science." Historian Howard Markel discusses how "scientist" came to be, and lists some possibilities that didn't make the cut.
Earth Watch Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 11:55AMSynthetic bugs raise stakes for climate regulation
Man shot by police released on probation conditions Thursday, May 13, 2010 @ 7:23AMAnthony Thomas Walsh has been released from custody with time served, nine months after he was shot in the arm by an RCMP officer in his hometown of Fleur de Lys.
Stopping the Flow Monday, May 10, 2010 @ 3:19PM‘Staunch’ or ‘stanch’? Frantic efforts are underway to shut off the oil flowing from a well in the Gulf of Mexico. Everyone agrees that cutting off the flow of oil is a good thing. News reports, though, can’t seem to agree whether workers are seeking to “stanch” the flow or “staunch” the flow.
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Provalis Research Announces the Release of WordStat 6, Delivering Enhanced Analytical and Visualization Tools for ... Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 2:01AMProvalis Research is pleased to announce the release of WordStat 6, delivering enhanced analytical and visualization tools for textual data. This new version introduces improved linguistic resources for constructing taxonomies, intuitive drag-and-drop dictionary editing, easy clustering of phrases, new visualization and reporting tools as well as numerous speed optimizations and improvements to ...
Continued and continual Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 6:09PMBELOW are common phrases used in business letters. I hope you can help me as I often have trouble getting these two sentences correct. 1. “Thank you for your continued support.” Some letters use “continuous” instead of “continued”.
Take your pick of pique, peak, and peek Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 3:40PMThe Monitor's language columnist looks at a group of words that are more closely related than you might guess.
Steve Leveen: How America Can Get Her Bilingual Groove Back Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 2:18PMAmerica is behind the world in the number of its citizens that are bilingual. President Obama should set a simple but profound goal for our nation: by the year 2035, 51 percent of our population should be bilingual.
BGSU alum discusses war in Afghanistan Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 9:41AMAfghanistan expert and Bowling Green State University alumnus Thomas Gouttierre will speak on "The Role of Pakistan in the War on Afghanistan" at 7 p.m. Thursday in 114 Business Administration Building on campus. Before becoming dean of International Studies and Programs at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Gouttierre lived and worked for almost 10 years in Afghanistan. While there, he served ...
Button putting Hamilton in the shade Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 11:57AMMcLaren duel proves fascinating
VOICE OF THE PEOPE | April 20 Monday, April 19, 2010 @ 7:12PMOn Sunday, The Herald published a letter from Crystal Griffieth, who was "outraged" at us Southerners for failing to use our dictionaries.
Calling a spade something else Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 5:59PMSaying things in alternative ways (including euphemisms), and examining the ways of using them.
Friday Word Watch: Pedant, Know Thyself Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 11:23PMOK, from Shakespeare to the Bible. I was on the treadmill this morning thinking of a topic for this week’s FWW when it hit me:…
Prof. Dao The Tuan: My life associated with farmers Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 9:35PMVietNamNet Bridge – It’s quite rare to see that both father and son in one family are presented with Vietnam’s noble award – the Ho Chi Minh Award: the Ho Chi Minh Award on social science was bestowed on Professor Dao Duy Anh, the father, in 2000; the Ho Chi Minh Award on agricultural science was given to Professor Dao The Tuan, the son, in 2005.
Princeton Personality by Jean Stratton Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 9:36AM“Not fer the likes of us,” said Gwen Southgate’s mother when Gwen wanted to apply for a library card in London in the 1930s. “Why do yew say the Public Lib’ry ain’t for the likes of us?’ questioned Gwen.
Two Major Donations to the Ogden Museum of Southern Art Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 9:30PMThomas Sully, Mrs. FitzGerald and her Daughter Matilda. NEW ORLEANS, LA.- The Ogden Museum of Southern Art has recently received two major donations to its Permanent Collection: Artist David G. Spielman donated photographs from his “Southern Writers” series and local collectors Dr. Jerry and Carolyn Fortino donated paintings by Thomas Sully.
Hot Flashes - Phishing for a Beached Whale Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 5:32PMI was actually surprised to see the word “phishing” in my current Word dictionary. Usually a squiggly red line shows up with my high school English teacher wagging a finger from the screen and saying, “naughty, naughty.” But now even the Queen’s English acknowledges phishing as commonplace.
Data on Haitian Creole released hasten development of translation tools Sunday, January 31, 2010 @ 9:10PMIn response to the humanitarian crisis in Haiti, scientists have publicly released spoken and textual data they've compiled on Haitian Creole so that translation tools desperately needed by doctors, nurses and other relief workers on the earthquake-ravaged island can be rapidly developed.
Milorad Pavic: Author of the experimental novel 'Dictionary of the Khazars' Sunday, January 31, 2010 @ 6:06PMA dictionary is a book that, while requiring little time every day, takes a lot of time through the years." So noted Milorad Pavic in his all-absorbing Dictionary of the Khazars (1982). This was no plain historical work about a vanquished 10th-century Caspian race. Subtitled "a lexicon novel in 100,000 words" it is divided into three sections, each arranged as a reference work, one overlapping ...
Anyone Speak Klingon Around Here? Saturday, January 30, 2010 @ 7:38PMThe weird world of invented languages—from Esperanto to Avatar . I haven’t seen the mega-hit Avatar yet, and I don’t plan to: The whole thing seems a little phony for my tastes, from the mountains of hype to the 3D gimmickry all the way down to what one writer called “Cats with Human Boobs.” Thanks, but I’ll pass. Still, there’s one artificial aspect of the movie that piques my interest and ...
Robert Peston Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 6:57AMWhat President Obama's bank reforms really mean
YOG athletes and officials to receive smartphones at Games Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 6:39AMSINGAPORE: Over 5,000 athletes and key officials will be rubbing their hands with glee when they arrive in August for the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG).
Book Of A Lifetime: Letters, By Gustave Flaubert Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 6:25PMI am, alas, to all intents and purposes, and to my eternal shame, an utterly uneducated, ignorant monoglot. I barely even speak English: I speak Essex. In my mind I sound like Daniel Barenboim delivering the Reith Lectures, or Garrison Keillor, rolling on with another Prairie Home Companion, or Seamus Heaney reciting, or Robin Lustig on the World Service, or WH Auden at the Royal Festival Hall ...
Asian languages on the endangered list over the next century Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 3:42AMThe United Nations cultural organisation UNESCO says one language becomes extinct every fortnight.
A 5,000-year-old language in Cambodia on extinction list Wednesday, January 20, 2010 @ 6:41PMThe United Nations cultural organisation UNESCO says one language becomes extinct every fortnight.
All systems go – except when they don’t Wednesday, January 20, 2010 @ 8:26AMIn President Obama’s discussion of the thwarted attack on Flight 253, ‘systemic’ makes headlines.
Soldier's Afghan language skills Wednesday, January 20, 2010 @ 7:18AMA Welsh soldier learns an Afghan language to help train men serving in their national army.
Afghan talk Wednesday, January 20, 2010 @ 7:08AMSoldier learns local language to help in Afghanistan
MAILBAG: Into the Abyss! Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 5:12PMFACEBOOK FOULS Thank you for calling attention to the hateful Facebook page which supports, allows, and facilitates violence and violent attitudes toward cyclists.
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The Dictionary of Louisiana French Takes Shape Wednesday, January 6, 2010 @ 3:30PMOPELOUSAS, La. (AP) - It is an effort that took a decade of work by nine editors and researchers out in the field. And it keeps growing. The Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole and American Indian Communities is an 892-page lexicon, as its name implies, of Louisiana French that takes into account regional differences in the spoken language. It has been a labor of love for ...
A special Christmas memory Thursday, December 24, 2009 @ 11:29AMEvery December 28, Bernice Polegato would wonder. Wonder what happened to the tiny baby girl she put up for adoption so many years before.[...]
Language Line Services Introduces New iPhone Application for Consumers Monday, December 14, 2009 @ 8:30AMMONTEREY, Calif.----Language Line Services, the leading provider of interpretation services, is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the Language Line® Mobile InterpreterSM for the Apple iPhone.
Column 8 Sunday, December 13, 2009 @ 7:16AM''I thought you might be interested in a sign I read this morning when travelling past a church near Carlton,'' writes Jillian Laan of Cronulla. ''The billboard read 'Body piercing saves your life'. I thought the sign would be more appropriate for Easter than Christmas, but it certainly got my attention.''
Why half of the world's languages are in serious danger of dying out Saturday, December 12, 2009 @ 8:39PMOf the 6,500 languages spoken in the world, half are expected to die out by the end of this century. Now, one man is trying to keep those voices alive by reigniting local pride in heritage and identit...
The beckoning silence: Why half of the world's languages are in serious danger of dying out Saturday, December 12, 2009 @ 6:18PMHigh up, perched among the remote hilltops of eastern Nepal, sits a shaman, resting on his haunches in long grass. He is dressed simply, in a dark waistcoat and traditional kurta tunic with a Nepalese cap sitting snugly on his head. To his left and right, two men hold recording devices several feet from his face, listening patiently to his precious words. His tongue elicits sounds alien to all ...
The High Court of Australia has confirmed that carefully worded 'other insurance' clauses are not voided by the ... Monday, December 7, 2009 @ 1:16AMThe dismissal of Zurich's appeal led to the consequential dismissal of Metals & Minerals Insurance Pte Ltd's (M&M) and Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd's related appeals.
Why I would date Thierry Henry Sunday, December 6, 2009 @ 4:01AMThierry Henry is possibly the only celebrity footballer I would ever date.
Book World: Carolyn See reviews 'Lexicographer's Dilemma' by Jack Lynch Thursday, December 3, 2009 @ 11:00PMTHE LEXICOGRAPHER'S DILEMMA The Evolution of "Proper" English from Shakespeare to "South Park"
Language is power; let us have ours Wednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 7:38AMOnce while travelling through many remote communities on the Tanami Track, an old man said to me, "Come speak my language and I'll speak yours".
Is the EU President a good choice? Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 6:32PMBelgian PM Herman van Rompuy is the EU president and the UK's Baroness Ashton is foreign policy chief. Are they the best choices?
Mexican women are spicy — but are they hot, too? Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 3:12PMDear Mexican: Whenever I see an ad for a Mexican ramera , they always describe themselves as "spicy." Are Mexican women hiding habaneros in their panochas ? Concha Curious Dear Gabacho: "I wish I could say that 'Mexican Spitfire' Lupe Velez was to ...
Ask a Mexican! Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 12:55PMby Gustavo Arellano Dear Mexican: Whenever I see ads for Mexican ramera, they always describe themselves as "spicy." Are Mexican women hiding habaneros in their panochas? Concha Curious Dear Gabacho: "I wish I could say that 'Mexican Spitfire' Lupe Vélez was to blame for the 'spicy' epithet so often associated with Mexican femme pulchritude," says William Nericcio, author of Tex(t)-Mex ...
Africa Synod's Report After Discussion Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 10:29AMVATICAN CITY, OCT. 14, 2009 ( Zenit.org ).- Here is the text of the "Relatio Post Disceptationem" (Report After the Discussion) delivered Tuesday afternoon at the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops.