4 month ago
deusx : Phwoar, look at that fit stud muffin, says OED - Telegraph - "Now, the word "phwoar" - meaning an "expression of enthusiastic or lubricious approval" - has gained official entry to the English language, appearing in the pages of the latest Oxford English Dictionary of Modern Slang."
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8 month ago
gleuschk : The Atlantic Online | June 2008 | In the Basement of the Ivory Tower | Professor X - English adjunct tiptoes near the idea that not everyone should go to college. Duh.
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13 month ago
fastclemmy : Berlitz Language School: Wrong Lyrics Ken - Berlitz Language School: Wrong Lyrics Ken by fastclemmy video ad Berlitz english hotlinks humor Copy | React (0)
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13 month ago
Jeremy Zawodny : May I take your order? - May I take your order?: holy shit! that's the funniest thing I've read all week!
nelson : Carbon burns black bowel - Particularly bad example of nonsensical Japanese to English example. Quite funny.
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20 month ago
jonhicks : Download Gill Sans Schoolbook - Linotype.com
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21 month ago
Richard Rutter : When to use were instead of was – the subjunctive - An occurrence presupposed to be contrary to fact; ‘if’ & ‘would’.
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24 month ago
jkottke : English Sentences Without Overt Grammatical Subjects, or the grammar of swearing - English Sentences Without Overt Grammatical Subjects, or the grammar of swearing. "Chomsky observes that the adverbial elements of (39)-(42) are outside of the verb phrase and that only elements within the verb phrase play a role in strict subcategorizati
gleuschk : Doug LeMoine » ENGLISH SENTENCES WITHOUT OVERT GRAMMATICAL SUBJECTS - substitution into the frame “F**k____irregular verb(s)†is an excellent diagnostic test
cobra libre : "English sentences without overt grammatical subjects" - "There is a widespread misconception that utterances such as (2) 'Fuck you,' which also appear to have the form of a transitive verb followed by a noun phrase and preceded by no overt subject, are also imperative. This paper will study the syntax of sente #
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jimray : George Orwell: Politics and the English Language
adamrg : George Orwell: Politics and the English Language
Ethan Marcotte : George Orwell’s Politics and the English Language - Saving this 'cause I've never read it. Which makes me retroactively hate my school's English department even more. ∞
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25 month ago
gleuschk : 33 Names of Things You Never Knew had Names - I get OBDORMITION an awful lot
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27 month ago
fastclemmy : Miss Universe® 2006: FRANCE - Interview - Miss Universe® 2006: FRANCE - Interview by fastclemmy Zis iz zi interview of Miss France in Inglisch. hotlinks miss video english Copy | React (0)
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28 month ago
Jeremy Zawodny : Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo. - Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.: "...is a grammatically valid sentence used as an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated constructs."
deusx : Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - ""Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo." is a grammatically correct sentence used as an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated constructs."
Simon Willison : Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo. - Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.. See also: Wikipedia’s “List of linguistic example sentences”. [via]
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29 month ago
gleuschk : The "Verbs Bad" Manifesto - VERBS BAD! YOU VERB USAGE POSSESSION! OSTRACIZATION NECESSARY!
deusx : The "Verbs Bad" Manifesto - "VERBS BAD! YOU VERB USAGE POSSESSION! OSTRACIZATION NECESSARY!"
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29 month ago
merlinmann : Already Over: Trendy Jargon - Gawker - Roffle, roffle, roffle. Totes obvs.
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29 month ago
gleuschk : Port wine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - If the port becomes forestalled, it is considered poor form to ask for the decanter directly. Instead, ask "do you know the bishop of Gloucester?". If the person replies in the negative, remark "He's an awfully nice fellow, but he never remembers to pass
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Paul Hammond : Plain English Campaign: Free guides: How to write in plain English - the main ways to make writing clearer
tjogin : Plain English Campaign: Free guides: How to write in plain English
Jeremy Zawodny : How to write in plain English - How to write in plain English: I wish the entire business world could be forced to read this.
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31 month ago
philgyford : Analyst Equity: Mid-Atlantic reading on the English - I like the summary of American/English character differences (via ObLinks).
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32 month ago
gleuschk : Formal dress shirts, ties, cufflinks, suits and shoes from Charles Tyrwhitt - mmm, shirts
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32 month ago
philgyford : Speech Accent Archive - Hear people from different parts of the world recite the same paragraph. Fascinating.
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32 month ago
philgyford : IDEA - The International Dialects Of English Archive - Another archive of people from around the world speaking texts with their different accents.
jkottke : The International Dialects of English Archive has a ton of mp3 files of people speaking English from all over the world - The International Dialects of English Archive has a ton of mp3 files of people speaking English from all over the world. "All recordings are in English, are of native speakers, and you will find both English language dialects and English spoken in the acc
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34 month ago
plasticbag : These poems showing the absurdities of English spelling are pretty astonishingly fun to read out loud fast - But while I laugh, can I just point out how upsetting I find the Simplified Spelling Society. I'm afraid I believe that the systematic simplification of spelling strips language of its evident etymological roots and would diminish the language in resonanc
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38 month ago
philgyford : Pepys' Diary: Thursday 27 November 1662 - "But Lord! to see the absurd nature of Englishmen, that cannot forbear laughing and jeering at every thing that looks strange." Nice to know we've progressed in 343 years. Er...
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40 month ago
plasticbag : The Question: Is it OK for a public figure to say arse ? - "What happens with a lot of these words, like arse and piss and shit, is that they're acceptable until about 1450," says Jonathon Green...
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50 month ago
plasticbag : The seventy most beautiful words in the English Language - Includes: smile, gorgeous, enthusiasm, banana, paradox, galaxy, kangaroo, whoops and gazebo. Weirdly does not include: badger, potato, geranium. Stupid survey.
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56 month ago
Mark Pilgrim : infrequently asked questions concerning the proper spelling of 'dtd' in its plural form - we need more lists of infrequently asked questions [via] #
dionidium : Infrequently Asked Questions Concerning the Proper Spelling of DTD in its Plural Form - Applicable to dozens of other singular initialisms, too.
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