The Language Nerds – 26 Reasons Why The English Language is Insane
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Whether you speak English
as a first or a second language,
you have your own reasons
for hating the English language. […]
José Beltrán Escavy – Peculiar English
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 6:43 am
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Post subject: Peculiar English [OT] [Warning: Jappus-worthy length]
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We know that English is a patchwork of different languages and influences.
What would have happened if some of those influences had not taken place, or had become predominant?
Well, there are a couple of rather famous texts that I discovered recently and which I find are awesome. […]
My little Union Jack
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I won this little Union Jack
when I started to learn English…
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, 1966.
It is a trophy of sorts.
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Eucatastrophe
Eucatastrophe
A sudden and unexpected fortuitous event.
Coined in 1944 by JRR Tolkien, who defined it as
‘the sudden happy turn in a story which pierces you with a joy that brings tears’.
The Lord of the Rings author was an expert etymologist,
and worked on the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED).
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Im luking for a gud book
Can u recomend me a gud book?
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Ra – Kipling – Captains Courageous
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Aviso de navegantes:
ya sabe usted que
le recomiendo siempre
leer los libros
en su idioma original,
si le es posible. […]
R – Dirk Robson – Krek Waiter’s Peak Bristle
Correct Way to Speak Bristol
Paperback – 1972
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L – What Brits say versus what they mean – handy de-coding device
A handy guide for our fellow Europeans,
and others trying to fathom weaselly Brit-speak.
Suggest you have this to hand at the next meeting
[h/t Nicholas Pialek]
«Sadly, I didn’t write it.
It’s just one of those great things
that is being passed around on the internet.»
Duncan Green
From Poverty to Power
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