Month: November 2015

Words for the evening meal in the United Kingdom

What do you call the evening meal? I normally call it supper, but sometimes I also call it dinner, although dinner sounds a bit more classy to me. Is there variation in the names of the evening meal where you live? I live in South Africa, and there is a lot of language variation here. […]

How Did Languages Begin

  How language began is a question we have been asking ourselves for a very long time. And there are many proposed answers for it. In the video in this post, they present some possibilities. My idea is that language emerged once humans were intelligent enough to recognise sounds, and had the physical apparatus to […]

Let’s talk about “Uptalk”

Don’t criticise the way people talk in their native language. All languages change and evolve, and if this mode of speaking sticks around it will be because it serves some kind of purpose. People who don’t like “uptalk” are simply not aware that language changes all the time http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-internet-is-freaking-out-over-this-jeopardy-contestants-voice_565469e1e4b0258edb32d5d1

Benedict Cumberbatch Can’t Say “Penguins”

It is so weird for such an accomplished actor to not be able to say such a simple word. I mean, it’s just penguins. Although, now that I think about it, it is not a word we say very often. But what kind of problem is there with the word. It is not a very […]

Linguist pick up line #4

What is your opinion on pickup lines? Do they work on you? I think a pick up line only works if it gets a conversation going. No one is ever gonna start a relationship with you just because you have a good line, but they could choose to want to get to know you better […]
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