This Wretched Hive // Of Words and Nerdery
Lisa's Linguistics Log
Wednesday 4 July 2012
Funology
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*My husband's name has been changed because he thinks this is all “bunkum”. My husband, Jerry*, and I have been arguing for some da...
Friday 8 July 2011
Musical Pictures
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Gobsmacked, adj. : flabbergasted, astounded; speechless or incoherent with amazement. It’s been four weeks since I posted my musings on...
Sunday 29 May 2011
Label-Maker
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This is my brain—on words. While I was in middle school, I attended an after-school lecture regarding sex in the media. I would learn ...
Tuesday 24 May 2011
The Etymology of 'Woman'
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This is by far my favorite story about English. Although the majority of English words are loaned, borrowed, or stolen from other langua...
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Saturday 21 May 2011
So, part 2: with verbs or not
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I'm so not into adding 'so' to verbs. The OED online has two more new entries for so as of 2005, in addition to the adjectiv...
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Thursday 19 May 2011
So, part 1: with adjectives
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I miss Friends so much; it was so funny and so true. While reading an interesting journal article about adjectival intensifiers in the TV ...
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Monday 16 May 2011
Baby's Growth Chart
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When does linguistic ability develop? One can easily look up information on when the heart, lungs, or fingernails develop in the fetus. W...
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