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Do different languages confer different personalities? (The Economist 8-11-2013)
Nov 5th 2013, 12:06 by R.L.G. | BERLIN LAST week, Johnson took a look at some of the advantages of bilingualism. These include better performance at tasks involving “executive function” (which involve the brain’s ability to plan and prioritise), better defence against dementia in old age and—the obvious—the ability to speak a second language. One purported […]
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New Warnings for Old Problems
The stylebook revision gave us an opportunity to take aim at some perennial usage problems, nagging missteps that are staples of After Deadline. We’ve added a handful of new warnings in hopes of cutting down on these repeat offenses. After Deadline http://afterdeadline.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/05/new-warnings-for-old-problems-2/
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How do we talk about dying?
Study examines how we talk about dying 30 September 2013 15:20 A journey or a battle? A crossroads or a fight? A stolen life or a gift?
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New issue of the Linguistics and Education Bulletin
New issue of the Linguistics and Education Bulletin via Tumblr http://jesusromerotrillo.tumblr.com/post/65699048239
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Stop saying ‘the global race’
Stop it. Stop saying “the global race”. It sounds like a round-the-world yachting competition. It is stupid, implying a zero-sum situation in which if China gets better we have to get worse. And it’s boring. You’ve used it a million times. Stop saying “hard-working people”, or, God forbid, “hard-working families”. It is cruel and exclusionary […]
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Pit your wits against David Marsh’s fiendish language quiz
Test your knowledge of the famously tricksy English language (and some classic Guardian howlers) with these posers set by our style guru, David Marsh David Marsh Media: Mind your language | theguardian.com http://www.theguardian.com/media/mind-your-language/competition/2013/nov/01/language-errors-quiz-david-marsh