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• In Brief: "Nine times out of ten, using 'sic' simply ...

  Published: July 26, 2007, 12:08 pm

  Tags: Annoying, Memo From The Language Police, Sic

  "Nine times out of ten, using 'sic' simply draws attention away from the quote and towards the quoter, and, to this reader's eyes at least, reduces the quoter to a smug, insecure attention-seeker,...

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• Language, Reality and Political Correctness

  Published: July 16, 2007, 4:45 pm

  Tags: Schwul, Kaffir, Political Correctness, South Africa, Language

  means in the context of language that I should (must?) not denigrate usual suspect types folks (ethnic minorities, sexual minorities, women, and so on and so forth) by means of language. So, I wouldn't call a black person a 'nigger' or a gay person a 'faggot' because these terms are rightly considered offensive. In a civilised society we

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• On multiculti - something not overly reflective

  Published: July 2, 2007, 5:23 pm

  Tags: Citizenship, Multi Culturalism, Language Teacing, Life In The Uk Test

  of facilitating English language classes for them, for instance... after all the more they remain stuck in their linguistic and cultural ghetto the more there will be demand for the support industry that is feeding him. A good counter example perhaps is a Burundian friend of mine. He came to the UK a couple of years ago with (according to

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• Main Stream Media's Motu Proprio Improprieties

  Published: July 10, 2007, 5:43 pm

  Tags: Latin, English, Tradition, Language, Liturgy, Christianity, Music, Media, Catholic, Benedict Xvi, Motu Proprio, Summorum Pontificum

  I've been rather hesitant to say anything whatsoever about the recently released motu proprio, Summorum Pontificum, which allows for more liberal use of the Tridentine mass (in its 1962 form). I figured I had little to say that wouldn't be said by others with greater eloquence. However, in the last few days I've read a number of

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• England, my England! [one]

  Published: July 22, 2007, 6:05 pm

  Tags: Language Barrier, Cultural Diversity, Cultural Bias

  I find that I am so used to the political correctness of my adopted country that I completely forget that it is otherwise elsewhere. [translation = senility advances] I am reminded of what I take for granted, by visiting home. [translation = England for a fortnight]We're on a tight schedule [translation = timetable] and visit friends for lunch.

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• And the public wants what the public gets

  Published: July 12, 2007, 8:13 am

  Tags: General Nonsense, Language

  It's a long time since the Tories did anything to annoy me and when they do, it's pure rhetoric. They have started issuing fairly silly tax policies, claiming the desire to mend our broken society .Which raises the question; if it is now broken, when was it ever pristine? I say pristine which implies perfection and that might be to overstate

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• Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name.

  Published: July 1, 2007, 9:37 am

  Tags: Music, General Nonsense, Language, Art, Freedom

  way, using very similar language, since the leader or the ruling party tends to take on divine status. And it's not that I believe in dismissing or insulting people for the sake of it. What I object to is treating one particular set of people special protection from being offended under the law. I also object to the Race and Religious Hatred

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• Bad language

  Published: June 15, 2007, 7:57 am

  Tags: Disability, General Nonsense, Equality, Language, History

  the context of talking about language. I associate the word with the very worse excesses of racial violence, slavery and oppression; nigger did not mean black person; from the books and films I surmise that it in fact meant person who is lazy and foolish yet pliable, a person who is animalistic and sexually predatory but easy to outwit and easy

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• When words get in the way

  Published: July 29, 2007, 11:39 am

  Tags: Adoption Language, Birth Parents, First Parents, Terminology

  When I wrote the note about language for this site I did that so that visitors would know exactly what first parent means and also to make it clear that first family members are present and valued here. read more

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• Today I feel Meh

  Published: July 30, 2007, 11:10 pm

  Tags: Language, Rhinoplasty In Beverly Hills, Shoe Shopping In Paris

  I had a friend who used the word 'meh' a lot, and i seriously thought it was just her. She would use it to describe a sort of blah, not good not bad, nothing really happening kind of day. It would go like this:

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• Sisters; or, Why Language Is Sometimes Overrated

  Published: July 31, 2007, 12:20 am

  Tags: Language, Siblings, Asd, Aspergers, Autism, Children, Education, Family, Language, Parenting, Pdd Nos, Pool, Sibling, Sisters, Slide, Swimming, Talking

  “I just love it we’re at this point when they understand everything you say but they haven’t learned all the words themselves yet,” said a mother at the pool today to me. She was talking about her younger daughter, who was not quite two, with curls and highly attentive to all around her. Charlie was humming while splashing

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• A challenge to Czech youth

  Published: July 29, 2007, 7:08 pm

  Tags: Foreign Language And Geography Flag, Flame Bait

  Look, I like the Czech Republic. I've had a good time in Prague. Such helpful people in all the stores, such friendly folks on the trams and buses, so welcoming and warm, so willing to offer assistance to foreigners. Never grumpy or grouchy or pissed off. It's a nation known for hospitality, and for some great achievements. Like the Skoda. And

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• Words That No Longer Exist

  Published: August 2, 2007, 7:00 pm

  Tags: Language

  The Phrontistery is a directory of English words that are no longer used in the English language.

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• Ask An Expert: How Not To Sound Like An Idiot In The Hamptons

  Published: August 3, 2007, 2:55 pm

  Tags: Ask An Expert, Hampton Life Lessons, On Language, Sociolinguistincs, The Hamptons, Wtf

  Or, at least, how to sound like a local idiot! As we prepare for this weekend's journey to the Hamptons, the life lessons are already piling up. First of all—did not know this!—one...

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• Copyright 101

  Published: August 3, 2007, 9:36 pm

  Tags: Bu Bulicio Us, Blogging, Avatar Creator, Dookyweb, Free Publicity, Incoherent Ramblings, Obscene Language, Sold It On Ebay

  he emailed back with obscene language and incoherent ramblings ( the funny thing is the 20 people who read his blog believe that he is indeed the owner) . So it turns out that the avatar was created on a public site with an avatar creator. This is the site www.dookyweb.com LOL . No, I am not giving this gentleman free publicity so I will not

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