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Quote of the day : "The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution." ~ Hannah, Arednt Image of the day : BODY ~ Fructose - The Sweet Nectar of Body... More »
Quote of the day : "The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution." ~ Hannah, Arednt Image of the day : BODY ~ Fructose - The Sweet Nectar of Body... More »
The evolution of language is a curious thing. Perhaps more than ever before, language is changing at the level of youth culture and then becoming part of the mainstream. It seems that the days of... More »
[ image source ] Mistaken Identity This is a fiction, in the way that breath is not the inhalation and exhalation of air, in the way that meaning is not constructed in the moment my... More »
Hmmm. Didn't know that post-modern language theory had infiltrated the hard sciences, but then I stumbled upon Biosemiotics . Here are some of the definitions given for this field of study: What is BIOSEMIOTICS? (i)... More »
Quote of the day : "In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress." ~... More »
From the Oxford University Press blog : Oxford Word Of The Year: Locavore It’s that time of the year again. It is finally starting to get cold (if you are worried about the global warming... More »
Quote of the day : "The cat could very well be man's best friend but would never stoop to admitting it." ~ Doug Larson Image of the day : BODY ~ The Leptin Manifesto --... More »
Quote of the day : "Men live in a fantasy world. I know this because I am one, and I actually receive my mail there." ~ Scott Adams Image of the day : BODY ~... More »
Steven Pinker has yet another new book out, The Stuff of Thought . I've generally been a fan of Pinker's work over the years, especially his books on language. This despite my sense that he... More »
Call me a purist, call me conservative, whatever, but I rely on the OED to be the stodgy arbiter of language. Who cares what Webster's add to their dictionary, but the OED? That's the sacred... More »