Tag Archives: linguistics

Linkdump for a busy day

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Cora

I finished up that big translation job, but I’m pretty done for. So here’s a couple of neat links: Damien G. Walter has a neat post about what a writer has to do in order to write. For the linguistically … Continue reading →

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A Bouquet of Writing Links

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Cora

I don’t really have anything of interest to say, too busy with translating and writing to do much else, so have a couple of writing links instead: Theodora Goss has a great post on the importance of writing every day. … Continue reading →

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So bad you can’t say it on TV

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Cora

Hal Duncan has a fantastic post about the one word in the English language that is so bad and so taboo that you cannot use it at all. And no, I’m not spelling it out on this blog. Not because … Continue reading →

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Links, Linguistics and Writing

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Cora

We’ve had more snow today. It started snowing in the morning and by the time I had to go to school for my afternoon class, I had to shovel the car free. It’s started snowing again sometime in the evening … Continue reading →

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Sunday Linkdump

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Cora

Okay, so it’s already Monday, but who cares? First of all, many congratulations to Sebastian Vettel for becoming the youngest Formula One champion ever at age 23 after winning the Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi. What is more, Vettel’s win … Continue reading →

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Sapir-Whorf making a comeback?

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Cora

It looks as if the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which has been largely discredited, is making a comeback of late. A few weeks, there was a lengthy article in the New York Times, excerpt from a new book. And now there is … Continue reading →

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