Friday, August 31, 2007

Language Stops Plane

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Language Log reports that the mere speaking of Arabic got air passengers suspicious enough to alert authorities to ... the speaking of Arab...
Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Aryanland

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Reading up on Central Asian history and names and such took me to the word Turan, a vague term used in medieval Persian literature for the...
Friday, August 24, 2007

A Haiku

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New place, web access computer that works again and back to blogging.
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Friday, December 8, 2006

Unlikely Germanic Book Ideas

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Because, you know, books are always my favorite gifts... ;-) Here are some unlikely gift/book ideas from Germanic history. 10. How to Win F...
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Thursday, November 30, 2006

As if there had been any doubt

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What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Northeast Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Co...
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Monday, November 6, 2006

Two cheers for the new Tolkien Encyclopedia!

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Not three, b/c as Mike Drout relates , plenty of disappointments surround it. Nevertheless, it exists, and there is moderate rejoicing. It...
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Sunday, November 5, 2006

Internets and Englishes, Preciousss

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Lauren over at Polyglot Conspiracy has an interesting post on a NYT Magazine article on the Internet and the Oxford English Dictionary. I...
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Friday, November 3, 2006

Building a Fantasy Language Team

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It's the early middle ages, and you and your friends are putting together your Fantasy Language Teams when a three-way deal starts to su...
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Thursday, November 2, 2006

There are no A's buried in the cemetery

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A little mnemonic device for All Souls' Day. Speaking of mnemonic, here's a root that spans Indo-European. That odd pair of nasal c...
Saturday, September 30, 2006

Cool Quotes #10: How to Read a Saga

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If you've ever been annoyed by a friend who criticizes a book or a movie for not being realistic enough--if the words "Just be quie...
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