Is internet English debasing the language? Not IMHO - 0 views
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Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13Some of the prose on the web is dreadful, but some is as good as anything on paper | Steven Poole
Twitter users forming tribes with own language, tweet analysis shows - 0 views
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Analysis of millions of tweets finds more precise use of social media which seems to contradict idea that Twitter users want to share everything with everyone
Fighting to save the Welsh language Ymladd i achub yr iaith Gymraeg - 0 views
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Children are still taught Welsh in schools but few use it socially in adulthood. However, some proud Welsh speakers are doing their best to keep their language alive
Should gender-biased language be outlawed? - 0 views
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Washington is now the fourth state to remove gender-biased language from the law. No more 'freshman', 'fisherman' or 'clergyman'. That's 'first-year student', 'fisher' and 'clergy' to you. Do you think other states should pass bills banning gender-biased language?
The UK riots and language: 'rioter', 'protester' or 'scum'? - 0 views
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The BBC drew a small storm of criticism for using the word 'protesters' to describe the people taking part in trouble
The man who kept the Lakota language alive - 0 views
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Albert White Hat, a member of the Rosebud Sioux tribe died recently, but his work helped the Lakota language remain in existence.
Who cares if immigrants have English as a second language? - 1 views
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It's understandable to be frustrated when the person behind the counter has no English, but what really upsets people is hearing other languages in shops or on buses
The Language Wars by Henry Hitchings - review - 2 views
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Review of "an entertaining and thoughtful history of the pedantry, scholarship and prejudice that surround the English language"
How Do You Say 'Blog' in German? - 2 views
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The editors of the German Duden dictionary added 5,000 words to the 26th edition, many of them English or of English origin. Some Germans aren't happy (NYT Op-ed)
Comparing US and world covers for Time magazine - 0 views
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Each week, TIME Magazine designs covers for four markets: the U.S., Europe, Asia and the South Pacific. Often, America's cover is quite, well - different.
Natural born linguists: what drives multi-language speakers? - 0 views
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Get out there and chat to native speakers if you want to learn a language, advises a group of multilingual speakers (Guardian)
The French protect their language like the British protect their currency - 0 views
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A row over using English in universities has blown up in France, where language is at the heart of the national identity
Should English be the official language of the EU? - 0 views
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German president Joachim Gauck's cost-cutting proposal has been welcomed - but not by all
WMDs, 'unconventional' weapons and the language of war - 0 views
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Obama's use of the phrase 'unconventional weapons' offers a nuance that to use them is sneaky and underhand
America's fabulously mongrel language is a model of immigration reform - 0 views
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Nativist efforts to force immigrants to learn 'proper English' are unintentionally hilarious: our very vernacular is a melting-pot
Multiples: 12 Stories in 18 Languages by 61 Authors edited by Adam Thirlwell - - 0 views
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12 stories are translated out of the original language and then back again. A fascinating experiment in language and the effects of style
TrueCar.com Ad Rescues Clueless Women Who Could Never Buy a Car Without a Man Around - 0 views
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TV commercial offends women
So why was the Blurred Lines feminist parody removed from YouTube? - 0 views
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Independent Voices - opinion
Feminist parody of Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' removed from Youtube for being 'inapp... - 1 views
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Feminist parody temporarily removed from Youtube
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