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Would it be bad if I spelled "existent" as...
superturtle513: #LinguistProblems Would it be bad? That’s a complicated question. It would be a legitimate use of language, and not inherently wrong — there’s nothing innately correct or incorrect about the way a word is spelled, and even the spellings that are considered standard or proper sometimes shift over time. That being said, it is an unfortunate fact that in our...
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“Successful activism is never either/or. When allies bicker over tactics, you can...”
– More than one way to Occupy: Keep Your Toolbox Full, Mickey Z (via cultureofresistance)
Dec 28th
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pupunahsh asked: help meeee. I'm starting Doctor Who, should I start with Season 1 (Christopher Eccleston) or just skip to Season 2 with David Tenant?
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erebususedtransform asked: That Jack Winters thing is hilarious! Excellent post.
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severalbadpunslater: lesserjoke hat auf deinen Eintrag geantwortet: I was forced to call my mother a prescriptive jerk today Families can be rough. I regularly butt heads with relatives who want to insult various political figures for the nonstandard features they employ. Good luck with your mom! I usually don’t fight much about it, but the show we were watching was talking about how using...
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iamawug replied to your quote: It had been a rough day, so when I walked into the… …am I correct in assuming that all prefixes have been omitted from this text??? It’s blowing my mind…. Not all prefixes and not only prefixes, but you’re on the right track! The author took various words and phrases that only exist in standard English in a negative form, and represented them in a...
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“It had been a rough day, so when I walked into the party I was very chalant,...”
– Jack Winter
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“So what is a language, anyway? According to the mid-century linguist Uriel...”
– Derek Bickerton (via yinyueji)
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“Sociologically, I don’t understand why we as a culture would want to...”
– my friend Karl, on the shaming of vocal fry in the speech of young women
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Reblog with how many people you're following...
Following 761 people; followed by 384.
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aliciaxthespie replied to your photo: There’s Cheerwine in Florida. It’s a Christmas… O.o where??????? i thought you could only get it around NC! (my school is in Salisbury, where Cheerwine comes from) :) They’ve expanded! My dad found a twelve-pack of cans at the Ryanwood Publix in Vero. =)
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My grandpa gave me his old pickup truck for...
My love for country music is suddenly so much more legit!
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me: i really can't stay
my laptop:
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Doctor Who livestream links
http://www.justin.tv/regeneratedbobby1 http://www.justin.tv/tardisbluenet http://pt-br.justin.tv/tardisbluenet/b/303424905
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iamawug: lesserjoke: iamawug: Linguistics 1: Introduction to Lingusitics Mathematics 114: Intermediate Algebra Philosophy 4: Critical Thinking I’m happy to be taking a linguistics course finally!  Hopefully my teacher isn’t a prescriptivist =/ lol Yes, I take intermediate algebra but I understand and can explain the fundamental principles of particle physics, don’t judge. Mostly because...
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Finished A Dance with Dragons!
(George R. R. Martin, do you mind? That’s my heart you’re stepping on.)
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