Comments for Language Museum http://www.language-museum.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 13 May 2012 14:18:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on David Crystal’s English in 100 Words by History of the English language – from 1943 | Language Museum http://www.language-museum.com/blog/2012/04/20/david-crystals-english-in-100-words/comment-page-1/#comment-10912 History of the English language – from 1943 | Language Museum Sun, 13 May 2012 14:18:55 +0000 http://www.language-museum.com/blog/?p=1458#comment-10912 [...] recently been hearing a lot about the English language – from David Crystal’s English in 100 words to the Open University’s history of English in 10 [...] [...] recently been hearing a lot about the English language – from David Crystal’s English in 100 words to the Open University’s history of English in 10 [...]

]]> Comment on Yiddish in Japan by Swahili in Chinese | Language Museum http://www.language-museum.com/blog/2012/04/22/yiddish-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-10151 Swahili in Chinese | Language Museum Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:50:21 +0000 http://www.language-museum.com/blog/?p=1461#comment-10151 [...] last week I posted about a man who had made it his life’s work to produce a Yiddish-Japanese [...] [...] last week I posted about a man who had made it his life’s work to produce a Yiddish-Japanese [...]

]]> Comment on Story of English in 100 words by David Crystal’s English in 100 Words | Language Museum http://www.language-museum.com/blog/2011/10/29/story-of-english-in-100-words/comment-page-1/#comment-9606 David Crystal’s English in 100 Words | Language Museum Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:55:11 +0000 http://www.language-museum.com/blog/?p=1302#comment-9606 [...] October, I highlighted the linguist David Crystal’s new book, The Story of English in 100 [...] [...] October, I highlighted the linguist David Crystal’s new book, The Story of English in 100 [...]

]]> Comment on The linguistic power of young women by Slang or no slang? | Language Museum http://www.language-museum.com/blog/2012/02/28/the-linguistic-power-of-young-women/comment-page-1/#comment-8301 Slang or no slang? | Language Museum Sat, 10 Mar 2012 11:54:59 +0000 http://www.language-museum.com/blog/?p=1415#comment-8301 [...] heard recently about the linguistic power of young women, but a school in Sheffield apparently [...] [...] heard recently about the linguistic power of young women, but a school in Sheffield apparently [...]

]]> Comment on Extraordinary language learners? by Hyperpolyglots | Language Museum http://www.language-museum.com/blog/2012/01/25/extraordinary-language-learners/comment-page-1/#comment-7900 Hyperpolyglots | Language Museum Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:28:59 +0000 http://www.language-museum.com/blog/?p=1376#comment-7900 [...] month I posted about a new book by Michael Erard called Babel No More: The Search for the World’s Most [...] [...] month I posted about a new book by Michael Erard called Babel No More: The Search for the World’s Most [...]

]]> Comment on Spoken Here by The Isle of Man and Manx | Language Museum http://www.language-museum.com/blog/2010/09/14/spoken-here/comment-page-1/#comment-6209 The Isle of Man and Manx | Language Museum Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:27:08 +0000 http://www.language-museum.com/blog/?p=866#comment-6209 [...] been established previously on this blog that the Isle of Man does in fact exist, and the language of the island is [...] [...] been established previously on this blog that the Isle of Man does in fact exist, and the language of the island is [...]

]]> Comment on Word of the Year by Vicky Harrison http://www.language-museum.com/blog/2011/11/24/word-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-5680 Vicky Harrison Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:14:55 +0000 http://www.language-museum.com/blog/?p=1318#comment-5680 I feel squeezed in the middle everytime I go to the shops! My word of the year is 'Big Society'. Again not one word. David Cameron (British Prime Minister) uses this everytime he speaks in question time. Big Society - running society is largely left to local communities and volunteers. Great blog which caused a few discussions in our office this afternoon. I feel squeezed in the middle everytime I go to the shops!

My word of the year is ‘Big Society’. Again not one word. David Cameron (British Prime Minister) uses this everytime he speaks in question time.

Big Society – running society is largely left to local communities and volunteers.

Great blog which caused a few discussions in our office this afternoon.

]]> Comment on The French and their language – an update by Academie Francaise offered new words | Language Museum http://www.language-museum.com/blog/2010/01/10/the-french-and-their-language-an-update/comment-page-1/#comment-5603 Academie Francaise offered new words | Language Museum Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:52:57 +0000 http://www.language-museum.com/blog/?p=569#comment-5603 [...] Academie Francaise, protector of the French language and notoriously hostile to English encroachments, has been challenged to accept new words into their [...] [...] Academie Francaise, protector of the French language and notoriously hostile to English encroachments, has been challenged to accept new words into their [...]

]]> Comment on The third official language of the London Olympics… Cockney Rhyming Slang! by grace http://www.language-museum.com/blog/2011/03/28/the-third-official-language-of-the-london-olympics-cockney-rhyming-slang/comment-page-1/#comment-5195 grace Sat, 29 Oct 2011 10:29:28 +0000 http://www.language-museum.com/blog/?p=1079#comment-5195 I doubt that people who live abroad will even understand what cockney rhyming slang is let alone understand it. I think that the best solution to this is making all participants in the olympics watch re-runs of only fools and horses before they are aloud to complete ;) I doubt that people who live abroad will even understand what cockney rhyming slang is let alone understand it. I think that the best solution to this is making all participants in the olympics watch re-runs of only fools and horses before they are aloud to complete ;)

]]> Comment on Words with no English equivalent by More words with no English equivalent | Language Museum http://www.language-museum.com/blog/2011/08/28/words-with-no-english-equivalent/comment-page-1/#comment-5149 More words with no English equivalent | Language Museum Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:47:58 +0000 http://www.language-museum.com/blog/?p=1239#comment-5149 [...] in August I posted about words that have no English equivalent. Now there are 14 more to [...] [...] in August I posted about words that have no English equivalent. Now there are 14 more to [...]

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