Archive for Language
On the phrasing of partial election results
When you say “people,” who do you mean?
The N-word incident at ACES 2019, part 2
The N-word incident at ACES 2019
Twain on freedom and revolution
Yo progreso
Mysterious Island, colonialism, and translators’ agendas
The other day, I pulled Mysterious Island, by Jules Verne, off my unread-books shelf. I decided that I didn't really...
Duolingo Spanish progress update
Every so often as I go through Duolingo Spanish lessons, I hit a wall. Right at the start, for example,...
My review of Hamilton
A friend asked this morning what the deal is with this Hamilton thing. Here's what I posted in response: It's...
David and Goliath rhymes
I just realized this is one of the things that some of the rhyme-chains in Hamilton reminded me of: ”Now...
Hamilton cast album!
Back in May, I posted about Hamilton, the new hip-hop Broadway musical about Alexander Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Ever since...