Tag Archives: language usage

On the Kitchen Table & Beyond

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Karie

How much, do I love Sirri 1ply? It’s uneven, slightly overspun and reeks to high heaven of sheep. It’s absolutely fantastic. Oh, I LOVE it. I pulled out my hibernating Aestlight shawl last night. I started it over the Christmas … Continue reading →

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Wordy

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Karie

A linguist friend once told me about a second language acquisition theory: different people store languages in different ways. Some brains work like a giant filing cabinet: words, phrases, idioms and syntax are all neatly filed away so the brain … Continue reading →

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On Languages and Blogging

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Karie

“It is a sign of a deeply disturbed civilization where Tree huggers and Whale huggers in their weirdness are acceptable… while no one embraces the last speakers of a language.” -Werner Herzog Found here which looks at whether we should … Continue reading →

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Whit?

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Karie

I had to laugh when I saw this little news story: Company seeks Glaswegian interpreter. Today Translations spokesman, Mick Thorburn said: “Over the last few months we’ve had clients asking us for Glaswegian translators. (..) “Usually, the role would involve … Continue reading →

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Fa’en!

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Karie

My partner, David, doesn’t really speak Danish. He knows a few, carefully selected, words like tak (thank you), hej (hi), ja/nej (yes/no), tillykke med fødselsdagen (happy birthday), and the good, old chestnut undskyld (sorry). He’s also very fond of exclaiming … Continue reading →

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Blue Is The Colour

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Karie

This is highly amusing. It is an edited transcript of Newcastle football club interim manager Joe Kinnear’s first official press conference yesterday: JK: Which one is Simon Bird [Daily Mirror's north-east football writer]? SB: Me. JK: You’re a c*nt. SB: … Continue reading →

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On Speeches and Speech Acts?

Posted on August 30, 2008 by Karie

So Obama is betting on the word’s enduring power as a reformer of American life. Historically he has good reason for, from the beginning, words and texts have constructed American realities, not the other way round. The spell cast on … Continue reading →

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Brief Interlude on Language

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Karie

Watching the Austrian cellar abuse scandal unfold, I could not help but wonder one thing. How had the imprisoned children’s linguistic skills developed? I learned from the BBC that some of the children communicated with each other in ways that … Continue reading →

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Words, Language and Politics, oh my!

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Karie

The other day I was watching an interview with Peter Carey on BBC News following the Australian apology to Aborigines. I suspect BBC anticipated an in-depth interview about Australian identity and a smart post-colonial take on Australian history. Instead they … Continue reading →

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