Monthly Archives: October 2010
The English-only movement in America
A conversation about making English the only official language in the United States. Tim Schultz, lobbyist with Washington-based US English makes the case for this, ahead of an English-only vote in Oklahoma. This is not the usual fare on The … Continue reading
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Aussie English and proper English
Not that Australian English isn’t proper… English is so widely and variously spoken that it barely can be called a single language. That hasn’t stopped grammar stickler Simon Heffer from trying to re-establish order. The man is seriously old school, … Continue reading
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Genders, geniuses, and Tamil onomatopoeia
Another top five language stories. In no particular order: 5. A new line of Tamil pulp fiction translated into English keeps the magnificent onomatopoeia of the original. The brilliant people behind this are Chennai-based Blaft Publications. They have plans for … Continue reading
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