May I present this poem on language typography by Taylor Mali performed by Ronny Bruce. Typography from Ronnie Bruce on Vimeo.
September 18, 2011
by James Reyes
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The increasingly interrogative tone of our language
Category Archives: Linguistics
August 11, 2011
by James Reyes
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How Americans hear British accents, How Brits hear American accents
ht you know you’re british when…
August 2, 2011
by James Reyes
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Mila Kunis battles it out with Moscow reporter in Russian
I love Mila Kunis. An immigrant from Ukrane at age 7, her American English is as impeccable as her native Russian. In this video, she has it out with a reporter who was questioning Justin Timberlake as to why he … Continue reading
July 27, 2011
by James Reyes
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A brief history of the absolutely amazing letter “A”
Matt Soniak has put up a piece at mental_floss, a great blog by the way, on the first letter of the alphabet. Being the gateway to the other letters and to literacy, “A” has rich symbolic value. Grouped with “B” and … Continue reading
July 26, 2011
by James Reyes
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Texting abbreviations… in Latin
Laura Gibbs, online classics instructor at the University of Oklahoma, has compiled a list of texting abbreviations in Latin at her great blog Bestiaria Latina. You can also see Laura’s post on Google+. She’s also worth putting into your circles … Continue reading