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Archive for category: Linguistics

   (2011.06.09)

Under iOS 5, not only can you set a ringtone for each of your contacts, you can set a flashtone (not quite) and a vibetone

   (2011.05.19)

Somebody tell Becky Toyne that Canadian English is not “muddled… with American words and (mostly) British spellings”

   (2011.05.16)

“When you have to concede that someone has made a good counterargument, but they’re being a jerk about it”

   (2011.04.01)

Memo to Sara Hawker of the OED: No, ‑ise and ‑yse verb endings aren’t correct in Canada

   (2011.03.15)

It’s Arial! Arial! Everywhere! in Steve Galluccio’s homage to disco Montreal, Funkytown

   (2011.03.14)

It isn’t fuu kuu SHEEE ma

   (2010.12.29)

Misty Harris wrote the worst article about words of the year. And the worst sin in this worst article? Guidette says it all

   (2010.12.22)

Self-communion (also dickileaks)

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