The Language of Signs on Slate
Slate is running a really nice series of articles about signage this week.Road signs are one of the, well, sign systems that got invented usage started, so I'm excited to see them examined in depth.The...
View ArticleTypes of bitches
I was just directed to a hilarious post over at 'And I am Not Lying', called 'Types of Bitches', about a list written by third graders at an inner-city Washington DC school, detailing almost 100 types...
View ArticleBreaking news: Scrabble to allow proper nouns
Well, I am really torn about this one.Mattel has announced that the new Scrabble rules, out in July, will allow ... sigh... proper nouns. On the one hand, change is inevitable, and I'm generally in...
View ArticleDude, what's the meaning of 420?
The internet is abuzz this 4/20 with stories of high-class weed smoking promotional events in California and college pot heads run amok.But HuffingtonPost has a great article, claiming to tell the...
View ArticleCataloguing lost languages in New York
NYTimes.com has a pretty touching article this morning about linguistic research in New York City.Many small immigrant groups there are the largest speech communities remaining for their rare...
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