Language Log: DARE
Time to celebrate the appearance of the last volume (5) of the Dictionary of American Regional English! Brief account on my blog, here; more extensive account on DARE's site, here.
View ArticleLanguage Log: I think he means it
Last week, I discussed Senator Rick Santorum's plan to prevent government interference in education by imposing a federal requirement for accreditation of ideological balance in teaching ("A new...
View ArticleLanguage Log: Facts and fables
In this week's NYT book review section, Jennifer B. McDonald offer a fascinating and well-crafted review of what sounds like an interesting book ("In the Details: ‘The Lifespan of a Fact,’ by John...
View ArticleLanguage Log: "No less X"
Joe Nocera, "A Revolutionary Idea", NYT 2/24/2012: Puritans fled to America in the 1600s because they were being persecuted in England for their hard-edged, Calvinist beliefs, and their rejection of...
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