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Language and linguistics

Notes and observations on language and linguistics.

Collocation of words: the collection

I investigate more collocations of words and phrases.

Collocation of words

Sun 1 Aug 2021Tue 7 Jun 2022 CaityLeave a comment on Collocation of words

Blithering idiots perform checks and balances.

Posted in Language and linguisticsTagged english, ngrams, phrases, words

Two abbreviations that are not interchangeable: e.g. and i.e.

Wed 27 Jan 2021Wed 14 Jul 2021 CaityLeave a comment on Two abbreviations that are not interchangeable: e.g. and i.e.

I embed a PandaPolish post about the commonly misused abbreviations e.g. and i.e.

Posted in Language and linguisticsTagged abbreviations, english, latin, pandapolish

New homophonous lexemes: brexit (n); brexit (v)

Wed 27 Feb 2019Thu 14 Apr 2022 CaityLeave a comment on New homophonous lexemes: brexit (n); brexit (v)

I coin two new lexemes, homophonous with Brexit.

Posted in Language and linguisticsTagged coinage, english, etymology, words

ISIS, ISIL or IS?

Sat 14 Nov 2015Mon 2 Aug 2021 CaityLeave a comment on ISIS, ISIL or IS?

ISIS, ISIL, IS, SIC, Da’ish or Daesh?

Posted in Language and linguisticsTagged abbreviations, acronyms, arabic, english

A perfectly cromulent source of new words

Tue 18 Aug 2015Wed 3 Nov 2021 CaityLeave a comment on A perfectly cromulent source of new words

Is ‘cromulent’ cromulent or not cromulent? That is the question.

Posted in Language and linguisticsTagged culture, english, shakespeare, the simpsons, words

Coriander: what’s in a name?

Fri 17 Apr 2015Sun 29 Aug 2021 CaityLeave a comment on Coriander: what’s in a name?

Is it coriander or cilantro? Depends what you’re referring to!

Posted in Language and linguisticsTagged cilantro, coriander, english, greek, herbs, latin, spanish, words

Non-vegan vegetables

Tue 13 Jan 2015Fri 16 Jul 2021 CaityLeave a comment on Non-vegan vegetables

Is it possible to grow vegetables that aren’t suitable for vegans and vegetarians?

Posted in Gardening, Language and linguisticsTagged books, fertilisers, soil improvers, vegan

Language and linguistics: the story so far

Mon 12 Jan 2015Mon 9 Nov 2015 CaityLeave a comment on Language and linguistics: the story so far

I know a little bit about language and linguistics.

Posted in Language and linguistics

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