Free books!
I’ve also posted these for Linguistic Society of America members at the LSA book-exchange page. I’m offering these books for free, if you’ll cover the cost of postage. If you’re interested in any… Continue reading
I’ve also posted these for Linguistic Society of America members at the LSA book-exchange page. I’m offering these books for free, if you’ll cover the cost of postage. If you’re interested in any… Continue reading
That title is how I justify including this amusement in my blog. From “News of the Weird“: David Myrland, an anti-government “sovereign” now serving three years in federal prison for threatening the mayor of… Continue reading
Just for fun, check out this totally Chinook-related “fish slap” emoticon. (Is that character on the right Smiley Chinook?) Just for fun too, I enjoyed seeing a Northwest Native word used in local… Continue reading
From the ADS-L discussion list archives: Subject: Re: LOL (1989) From: victor steinbok <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: American Dialect Society <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:38:43 -0400 Content-Type:… Continue reading
[Speaker, who is a teacher, says an acronym, then:] “That’s a pneumonic for…” A way of breathing that helps you remember things? Deep! Heard on NPR’s “Talk of the Nation” today.