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November 11 2011

15:03

Who gets what wrong? — Marginal Revolution

again, this is why I *hate* survey questions, and especially OKCupid questions. (OkCupid should do some charts on what kinds of questions are most often given additional commentary by the answerers...) they are almost always vague, and it means that two people presented with the same *text* are nonetheless *answering a different question* than one another, which invalidates the comparison and may well defeat the purpose of asking the question.

October 19 2011

06:24

September 20 2011

12:13

April 04 2011

00:53

January 20 2011

19:12

January 18 2011

00:22

Language Log » The Assimilation of English in Chinese

Is there a more general term, above 'ambigram', that would cover things like the intentions involved in the calligraphy of "writ[ing] English words in the shape of Chinese characters"?

January 17 2011

23:29

January 04 2011

02:05

December 07 2010

20:20

October 25 2010

03:11

August 04 2010

18:23

July 26 2010

13:21

Language Log: Learning to Read in Dulkw'ahke

"In many countries the idea of having spelling competitions beyond the first year or two of primary school would be absurd. It is important for policy makers in English-speaking countries to realize that the agony of learning to read and write in English is not inherent but is the result of the combination of a complex and irregular writing system, poor teaching methods, and poorly trained teachers."

June 06 2010

20:47

April 08 2010

19:00

March 18 2010

00:41

February 24 2010

05:34

February 07 2010

21:12

January 25 2010

14:49

CLP - Vanity Card #274

"CHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #274 I have coined a new word which I'm hoping will catch on. The word is "fuv." Fuv came about due to my frustration with the phrase, "making love," specifically its inability to capture the wonderfully lusty, grunting nature of the act. I was also unsatisfied with the mono-syllabic Anglo-Saxon word commonly used to describe intercourse. That word failed miserably at describing the deep spiritual and emotional bonding that can occur during sex. But now with my new word, couples engaged in that most intimate of human activities can look into one another's eyes (assuming they're facing one another) and whisper the simple, all-encapsulating phrase, "I fuv you." And yes, they can do all that while listening to my new album of remakes of classic pop hits, including, "If Fuving You Is Wrong, I Don't Wanna Be Right," "I Feel Like Making Fuv," and the immortal, "Come Rain or Come Shine" featuring the lyric, "I'm gonna fuv you, like nobody's fuved you." "

January 17 2010

19:58

December 01 2009

15:03
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