Cristi Laquer and Scott Kolp have started a language blog called Invented Usage that looks like a lot of fun, with discussions of language, the distinction or lack thereof between poetry and prose, and a funny exchange between the bloggers about possible names for their prospective blog. Welcome to Blogovia, Scott and Cristi!
Posted by languagehat at May 16, 2005 07:51 AMHi!
Would like to pick your brains with a question, please could you email me your e-dress?
Many thanks
Andie
"E-dress"? I don't if this was on purpose, but you got me dreaming of android fashion.
Posted by: Jimmy Ho at May 16, 2005 05:12 PM(Edit: "I don't know...".)
Posted by: Jimmy Ho at May 16, 2005 05:13 PM(About to betray my computer illiteracy)
Are some of the more incomprehensible posts (like the requests for how to say "pretentious twit" in Tibetan or reputed Turks (apropos of absolutely nothing) asking for English lessons (not to mention the first post here) are some kind of new comment spam?
Posted by: Michael Farris at May 16, 2005 06:08 PMThe second time this week I've been taken for a clever virus/spam. I'm flattered, but no, there are still some people out here... (And my post is hardly incomprehensible.)
Language Hat, how can I reach you?
Posted by: Andie at May 16, 2005 06:36 PMWell, Andie, if you look over to the right, under "Links," you'll see the following, and it doesn't lie:
E-mail:
languagehat AT yahoo DOT com
or
languagehat AT gmail DOT com
So fire away!
Posted by: language hat at May 16, 2005 08:38 PMI like the link to Invented Usage. There is one post on the blog that mentions my favorite movie, My Fair Lady. Am I allowed to tell people that I love that movie AND tell that I have a Linguistics degree?
Posted by: delaïdo at May 16, 2005 11:07 PMAbsolutely! I'm fond of the movie too.
Posted by: language hat at May 17, 2005 08:04 AMEr, doh... (sorry, a blonde virus! or maybe blinded by talk of DFW...)
Posted by: Andie at May 17, 2005 01:19 PM