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Johnson: A few favourite things
WHEN Johnson needs to research something, a long list of bookmarks, plus a stack of physical books, plus a phone jammed with apps, have made the work faster and more fun. This column is dedicated to a few of the things that make working with language easier and more enjoyable. Indeed, there has never been […]
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Bright Passages
In a brief respite from danglers and who/whom problems, here’s another small sampling of sparkling prose from the last few weeks. After Deadline http://ift.tt/1i9Km0N
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New issue of the Linguistics and Education Bulletin
New issue of the Linguistics and Education Bulletin via Tumblr http://ift.tt/1khsxgD
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Time to change the language we use about mental health | Mind your language
The world has moved on since the days of ‘Bonkers Bruno’ headlines, but we still need to mind our language It’s political correctness gone mentally unstable. That’s right, you can’t say anything these days – and here’s yet another article telling us what language we can and can’t use. Cue eye-rolls and tuts. Actually, I […]
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Johnson: By their fruits ye shall know them
TWO years ago, a short post on the Johnson blog, called “What is the Chinese language?”, became one of the most commented pieces in the history of Economist.com. Classifying languages is a hot topic, because linguistic and social facts can be hard to disentangle. Last week, we returned to the topic with a piece called […]
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Tricky Little Things
Hyphens cause us no end of confusion, perhaps because the only overarching rule is this: Use them when they are needed and don’t when they aren’t. Of course, that distinction may not always be clear. After Deadline http://ift.tt/1k6WPm7