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Those narrow-minded, prescriptivist . . . texters?
Texting encourages us to be creative and unconstrained with our language, right? Traditional print media, fettered as they are by the bounds of Standard English, promote more rigid acceptability and...
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“Inimical to our own safety”: regulating heritage languages
With the country waiting for the Supreme Court to release its decision on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, I thought it would be fun to revisit an older Supreme...
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If I were Justin Bieber…
If I was your boyfriend, never let you go Keep you on my arm girl, you’d never be alone I can be a gentleman, anything you want If I was your boyfriend, I’d never let you go, I’d never let you go...
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How the language of politics could doom Obamacare
For politicians there are lots of topics that are simply too hot to handle. Social security reform, abortion, gay marriage — these are all crucial issues, but many politicians hate taking strong...
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Crazy names (redux)
Hi everyone — Sandeep and I are both in the throes of finals, our apologies for the lack of posts! We’ll get back to regular posts as soon as we can, but in the meantime… I wrote a post a couple months...
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The Diacritics on Grammar Girl
One of Sandeep’s posts was adapted for a podcast produced by Grammar Girl. Read it and listen to it here, or download the podcast on iTunes. Tagged: grammar girl, podcast
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Wading into language politics in South Africa (uh, Suid Afrika? iNingizimu...
I arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa, a few days ago to begin my work with a human rights litigation group for the next two months. I came to South Africa cold—I knew little about its languages....
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The costs of switching to English
French was the official language in Rwanda until 2008, when the government decided to transition to English in a bid to increase Rwanda’s viability in the global market. The government at the time...
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One euro, two euro, many euro
The currency here in South Africa is the Rand, named after the Witwatersrand, which means “white waters ridge” in Afrikaans. (Witwatersrand refers to the area where Johannesburg was first built. A...
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No pun intended
Dear readers—Thanks for your patience! It’s been a busy summer for The Diacritics, but we’re ready for another school-year full of language-related fun. Let’s get to it: I was recently in line at a...
View Article“Inimical to our own safety”: regulating heritage languages
With the country waiting for the Supreme Court to release its decision on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, I thought it would be fun to revisit an older Supreme...
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If I were Justin Bieber…
If I was your boyfriend, never let you go Keep you on my arm girl, you’d never be alone I can be a gentleman, anything you want If I was your boyfriend, I’d never let you go, I’d never let you go...
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How the language of politics could doom Obamacare
For politicians there are lots of topics that are simply too hot to handle. Social security reform, abortion, gay marriage — these are all crucial issues, but many politicians hate taking strong...
View ArticleCrazy names (redux)
Hi everyone — Sandeep and I are both in the throes of finals, our apologies for the lack of posts! We’ll get back to regular posts as soon as we can, but in the meantime… I wrote a post a couple months...
View ArticleThe Diacritics on Grammar Girl
One of Sandeep’s posts was adapted for a podcast produced by Grammar Girl. Read it and listen to it here, or download the podcast on iTunes. The post The Diacritics on Grammar Girl appeared first on...
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Wading into language politics in South Africa (uh, Suid Afrika? iNingizimu...
I arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa, a few days ago to begin my work with a human rights litigation group for the next two months. I came to South Africa cold—I knew little about its languages....
View ArticleThe costs of switching to English
French was the official language in Rwanda until 2008, when the government decided to transition to English in a bid to increase Rwanda’s viability in the global market. The government at the time...
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One euro, two euro, many euro
South African rand(s) The currency here in South Africa is the Rand, named after the Witwatersrand, which means “white waters ridge” in Afrikaans. (Witwatersrand refers to the area where Johannesburg...
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No pun intended
Dear readers—Thanks for your patience! It’s been a busy summer for The Diacritics, but we’re ready for another school-year full of language-related fun. Let’s get to it: I was recently in line at a...
View ArticleThe Diacritics – Discerning Through Language
Welcome to The Diacritics home page! We’re here to talk about language. Not necessarily language arts or grammar (though that’s certainly part of it), but language in general—the ins and outs of the...
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