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Autumn things by Pandammonium at 11.17 BST, 23 Sep 2008
It’s getting to be quite autumnal; but what’s the adjective for spring? It’s vernal, of course, says the OED.
Categorised as: Language and Linguistics, Weather and seasons | Tagged as: English, seasons, words | No Comments »
Muphry’s Law by Pandammonium at 22.59 BST, 30 Jul 2008
Ah, the Law of Prescriptivist Retaliation, or Muphry’s Law, strikes again.
Categorised as: Language and Linguistics | Tagged as: English, words | 3 Comments »
Making gods by Pandammonium at 23.16 BST, 17 Jul 2008
Finally, the question “who made god?” is answered. But what’s blackjack got to do with it?
Categorised as: Language and Linguistics | Tagged as: English, religion and cults | No Comments »
Accents by Pandammonium at 11.11 BST, 4 Jul 2008
Scouse and French are high-pitched. French is also nasal. Brummie is low-pitched. German is Dalek.
Categorised as: Language and Linguistics | Tagged as: English | No Comments »
Adjectives by Pandammonium at 23.31 BST, 27 Apr 2008
The order or adjectives strikes again.
Categorised as: Academia, Language and Linguistics | Tagged as: English, MA, words | No Comments »
Aspect in the past by Pandammonium at 08.53 BST, 25 Apr 2008
Is there a synthetic aspectual distinction in (some) English verbs?
Categorised as: Academia, Language and Linguistics, Morphology, Romance languages | Tagged as: Andrew, English, PhD | 3 Comments »
Happy New Year by Pandammonium at 12.31 GMT, 1 Jan 2008
What year is it?
Categorised as: Current Affairs, Language and Linguistics | Tagged as: Colin, English | No Comments »
