Archives for the 'language' Category

You Say Soto-My-YOR, I Say Soda-Meyer

Published on 27 May 2009 at 11:39 pm. 6 Comments.
Filed under America, free speech, gaffes, language.

Let’s call the whole thing off.
Krikorian at The Corner on the “Sotomayor” pronunciation thing notes that Obama went American on it after his initial NPR-like effort at PC ethnophonics, settling on something like “Soda-meyer.” I thought it was a good move. No Grey Poupon on your linguistic burger, dude. Krikorian, who himself endures the constant Yank mispronunciation of his own Armenian name [...]

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Textual Harassment

Published on 8 Mar 2009 at 9:10 am. No Comments.
Filed under Internet, crime, culture, dummkopf!, language, love.

And the growing problems of kids and their phones. I’d add the Internet and people in general. Boston Herald: 

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War Is Peace

Published on 2 Nov 2008 at 10:12 am. 6 Comments.
Filed under language, military, pols.

Freedom is slavery! My alter-ego/double secret sockpuppet identity, Glenn Greenwald,* decries the shameless Orwellian warmongering implicit in references to POTUS as “Commander in Chief.” Cites use of mind-control terminology by Joe Biden, currently running for vice-president of Oceania:  

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Grading The Debate

Published on 4 Oct 2008 at 12:17 am. 3 Comments.
Filed under education, language, pols.

Palin, frosh. Biden … still in junior high. Fascinating language analysis compliments of CNN: 

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Potty Mouth

Published on 1 Mar 2007 at 10:47 am. 14 Comments.
Filed under blogs, language.

I thought this was the case, turns out its true.  Left half of the blogosphere has a harder time keeping it clean. 
Not that I’m a puritan about your effs and esses etc.,* as my co-workers might tell you.  Strong language has limited value and a lot of negatives in print.  In speech as well, though that’s a harder habit [...]

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