Here’s an excellent post I found on the tubes that sums up how political and religious issues can create two different languages out of one: What is the difference between Hindi and Urdu? At the level of the colloquial language that is spoken spontaneously or is heard in Bollywood movies, Hindi and Urdu are virtually [...]
The Inferno
It is a fallacy to state that something exists just because it can't be proven that it doesn't
25
Jan
Keyboard Consonant Shift
Published in LinguisticsOne of the most fascinating topics is linguistics and I consider myself an armchair linguist. Several forms of consonant shift exist, and can be seen throughout the varied family of Indo-European languages, which are spoken by a majority of humans today. Let me illustrate with some examples: b/v alternation Seen in words like probe/prove. Even [...]
Tags: consonant shift, keyboard, linguistics, tyopgraphical errors, typos
11
Jan
Funniest Sign
Published in Funny, LinguisticsHere’s the funniest sign we’ve seen in a while. Spot on and not sparing the satire!
Tags: cartoon, Funny, linguistics, satire
30
Dec
Punnish Atrocity
Published in Funny, LinguisticsNot only is the build-up immense, the punchline is as anticlimactic as the Obama presidency. Having grown too old to ring the bell in the cathedral tower, Quasimodo, the hunchback of Notre Dame, ran an ad in the local newspaper for a replacement. An armless man appeared at Quasimodo’s door, and the old ring-master asked [...]
Tags: linguistics, puns, richard lederer, words