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Archive for Languages

Auto-translating sound effects

Jed

February 14, 2019
Filed under: Funny, Languages, Translation
1 Comment

On Pound’s “translations” from Chinese

Jed

February 12, 2019
Filed under: Errors, Etymology, Languages, Translation, Verse
0 Comments

The Positive Lexicography Project

In case it helps…. https://www.drtimlomas.com/lexicography

MyS

October 29, 2018
Filed under: Dictionaries, Jargon/Terminology, Languages
0 Comments

On French

Jed

October 13, 2018
Filed under: Languages
0 Comments

Mispronouncing mojibake and bakemoji

Jed

July 26, 2018
Filed under: Languages, Pronunciation
0 Comments

Peeve: Labeling short bits of dialogue as perfectly fluent

Jed

July 24, 2018
Filed under: Languages, Peeves
1 Comment

“Every Day, Another Language Dies”

Jed

July 22, 2018
Filed under: Languages
4 Comments

Learning Spanish terms via etymology and cognates

Jed

May 4, 2018
Filed under: Etymology, Languages
0 Comments

Alicia Vikander on Swedish slang

Jed

March 15, 2018
Filed under: Languages, Slang
0 Comments

Plural-noun Holidays

Why do we have more days set aside to honor stuff than things?

-Ed.

February 28, 2018
Filed under: Languages, Translation
4 Comments
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