Saturday, August 13, 2011

On the acceptability of "on accident."

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Over on the microblogging site Tumblr (where I don't always post about language, but you're welcome to look me up if you'd lik...
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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Language: jump in!

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One of my favorite ways to think about language is to compare it to jumping. This may seem strange, but I think it makes a lot of sense. Aft...
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Thursday, July 14, 2011

"Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open. " -- Albus Dumbledore

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Aloha and alohomora, language hippogriffs! Tonight is the midnight release of the last Harry Potter movie, and I thought a Potter-themed Lan...
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Overthinking "old-school."

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Earlier this week, the quite excellent website Overthinking It featured a guest post from Diana Barnes-Brown, applying the site's chara...
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Monday, July 4, 2011

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal...

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Happy Fourth of July, language hippies! Today in America, we celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, wh...
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Saturday, June 18, 2011

Some Thoughts on Prescriptivism

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Welcome back to Language Hippie! In today's post, I'd like to talk a little bit more about linguistic prescriptivism, or the attitud...
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Friday, June 10, 2011

Welcome to Language Hippie!

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Hello there! And welcome to Language Hippie, a new blog I have set up as a voice for language celebration and tolerance. I am a linguist, a...
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