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silverwebseven posted a tweet

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:13:52 America/Los_Angeles

Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #detroit_michigan_united_states #musiclover #b #linguistics #politics
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Brian C posted a blog entry

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:59:31 America/Los_Angeles

Amonokerism
The belief that unicorns do not exist. More generally, a form of atheism that considers the proof that a deity exists to be no...
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nicefishfilms bookmarked a link

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:29:07 America/Los_Angeles

A mechanical model of vocalization
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Christopher posted a blog entry

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:27:00 America/Los_Angeles

Name That Japanese Cover Band
[Photo credit] When one language borrows words from another, the borrowed item undergoes certain changes. For example, a...
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JinxiBoo posted a blog entry

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:24:31 America/Los_Angeles

Can a Double Positive Form a Negative? Linguistic Humor
A linguistics professor was lecturing to his class one day. "In English," he said, "A double negative forms a...
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Soirette posted a blog entry

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:24:00 America/Los_Angeles

Because the Lord Chamberlain Says So
If I were being criticized, I think I would rather it be for something vulgar, coarse, or tactless than...
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Katie M posted a blog entry

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:58:21 America/Los_Angeles

The most complex website about Japan I’ve ever seen
In my daily Japan blog trawl, I’ve come across Néojaponisme many times but for some reason or other never clicked over...
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larrynissen posted a blog entry

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:16:51 America/Los_Angeles

Rocket Spanish – Worth All The Buzz?
What is Exactly Rocket Spanish? And why it’s so dominant when it comes to learning Spanish online? Well, this actually is not...
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G.Unnikrishna K posted a blog entry

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:32:26 America/Los_Angeles

A new study sheds light on the origins of language
Harpo Marx via last.fm A new study sheds light on the origins of language // According to new research funded by...
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Bob posted a blog entry

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:36:21 America/Los_Angeles

Some Interesting Spanish Accents
In this part of California, we get lots of tourists. In addition, there are so many Spanish speakers that one may as well be...
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Deepthinker bookmarked a link

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:50:54 America/Los_Angeles

A Short Handbook on Love - Eros, Philia and Agape
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loquacious23 posted a blog entry

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:14:00 America/Los_Angeles

That's what they said
The Michigan Corpus of Academic Spoken English is a searchable collection of almost 2 million words of transcribed spoken...
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:44:33 America/Los_Angeles

Hausar Baka: Videos for Hausa Language
UCLA video/mp3/and pdf printable Hausa language course. The html may be a bit clumsy, but the content is very well done, voicing done by four native speakers in Kano, Nigeria, and it's free. There are 90+ video segments, exercises, scripts, and...
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loquacious23 posted a blog entry

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:49:31 America/Los_Angeles

Dell Hymes, 1927-2009
Dell Hymes, a giant of sociolinguistic theory, has died. "He didn't have much patience for wasting your time in academic...
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John Samuel posted a blog entry

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:04:33 America/Los_Angeles

How to see Real Time Twitter Updates around the World in your local Language?
You can see real time Twitter updates in the Twitter Public Timeline. But while checking the Twitter updates in the Timeline,...
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F bookmarked a link

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:30:34 America/Los_Angeles

WORDCOUNT / Tracking the Way We Use Language /
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Ysabetwordsmith posted a blog entry

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:30:42 America/Los_Angeles

Book Dreaming
One of my favorite authors is contemplating a new book. There is a post about some of the linguistic and cultural details in...
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Dwight Knoll bookmarked a link

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:33:27 America/Los_Angeles

Koinonia: Words, and the Word of God—γαρ (Monday with Mounce 49)
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Chris posted a tweet

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:10:18 America/Los_Angeles

@teachernz can't find the Greek root 4 learning. Is there a hastag 4 #linguistics ? Let's find out. Good thing I have hall duty right now
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_warren bookmarked a link

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:33:20 America/Los_Angeles

Factery Labs Makes Other Search Engines Look Incomplete
The fact is, the service can perform on-demand analysis of text behind any set of links. That's what differentiates it from other real-time search engines like OneRiot, which also analyzes the text of pages linked to on networks like Twitter and...
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AbsolutelyTrue posted a tweet

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:02:21 America/Los_Angeles

I LOL'd - Telner Tries Teen Linguistics (and infuriates the linguistics expert) http://bit.ly/dAAby @paultelner
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Transient posted a blog entry

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:41:00 America/Los_Angeles

Do you speak Interan?
I saw a electronic road sign with an emoticon. At first I though it was strange, but upon thinking about why it seemed even...
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tatianaalexandrovna bookmarked a link

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:26:58 America/Los_Angeles

How to Use English Punctuation Correctly - wikiHow
wiki about how to use english punctuation correctly. Clear explanations.
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tatianaalexandrovna bookmarked a link

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:25:19 America/Los_Angeles

How to Use Apostrophes - wikiHow
Use of apostrophes and other grammar
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tatianaalexandrovna bookmarked a link

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:24:38 America/Los_Angeles

youryoure, destupidifying the masses
simple rules about when to use your/you're
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