tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408863910119014950.post6961386281799023813..comments2023-06-18T02:48:06.045-07:00Comments on The Cunning Linguaphile: Ich bin ein Berliner?Word Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475319014128668660noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408863910119014950.post-70034726184665574322019-06-20T00:38:27.823-07:002019-06-20T00:38:27.823-07:00My heart was broken, I never think I'll get my...My heart was broken, I never think I'll get my ex back until Dr. LOVE brought back my ex within 24 hours with a powerful love spell. He is reliable for positive results. Contact the Charms Charm by emailing {drodogbo34@gmail.com} or WhatsApp at +1 443 281 3404Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05835884273748663758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408863910119014950.post-57744721967486944992012-02-05T18:06:33.304-08:002012-02-05T18:06:33.304-08:00You are not a cunning linguaphile. This article is...You are not a cunning linguaphile. This article is one of the worst collections of popular prescriptivist tripe and unquestioningly regurgitated urban legends I have ever come across.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09186340081791442502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408863910119014950.post-35413392332921986612009-08-25T06:52:42.130-07:002009-08-25T06:52:42.130-07:00you made me smile before i even finished my coffee...you made me smile before i even finished my coffee today. way to go!<br /><br />also: gigglepeppers, look out... it's both legal and culturally acceptable to be armed in Texas. (okay, i'm totally kidding. we wouldn't, in fact, shoot anyone for putting us down. but we would talk about our concealed handgun laws as though that made us superior.)Thalassahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082743557723235940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408863910119014950.post-69067858244105538522009-08-18T05:35:49.388-07:002009-08-18T05:35:49.388-07:00Aha! -an = non-offensive nounification - I never w...Aha! -an = non-offensive nounification - I never would have worked that one out! That'll be why "A lesbian" is ok but "a gay" is not. And since I've been trying to answer that question at work for a while now, this totally validates me playing with my blog from work! Yippee<br /><br />Working(ish) WordGeekWord geeknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408863910119014950.post-90843860715560321332009-08-16T16:23:47.080-07:002009-08-16T16:23:47.080-07:00Also, I'd agree with the human thing. If you s...Also, I'd agree with the human thing. If you say "I am human" it sounds like you're admitting to the flawed aspects of humanity (Yes I ate the cake, it was in front of me, I'm only human) whereas "I'm a human being" sounds like you're affirming your superiour status to that of, say chimpanzees, zebras, or people from Texas (just kidding, Texas).gigglepeppersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408863910119014950.post-33370772705789975412009-08-16T16:19:00.401-07:002009-08-16T16:19:00.401-07:00Without using technical phrases, 'Germans'...Without using technical phrases, 'Germans' can be referred to as such because the -an suffix somehow supplants the definite article in the plural.<br /><br />Ex. Canadians like geese. The Canadians like geese (possibly meaning a specific group of people who happen to be Canadian). Americans like reality telly. The Americans are obtuse. <br /><br />To say American people, Canadian people or German people while politically correct sounds a bit awkward in certain contexts...which suits you just fine =)gigglepeppersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408863910119014950.post-7647692938444108802009-08-12T12:09:21.833-07:002009-08-12T12:09:21.833-07:00RK: Yep! seen it and borrowed heavily from it.
PH:...RK: Yep! seen it and borrowed heavily from it.<br />PH: But are you human, or a human being? (I reckon the latter has a ring of self righteousness to it - as in "I AM a human being you know, I have some rights!" Is this just me?Word Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475319014128668660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408863910119014950.post-33310310621932088102009-08-12T11:56:14.018-07:002009-08-12T11:56:14.018-07:00I love that bit about him being a doughnut - have ...I love that bit about him being a doughnut - have you seen Eddie Izzard's take on that?Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408863910119014950.post-3160606360967614392009-08-12T06:50:31.532-07:002009-08-12T06:50:31.532-07:00I am awfully font of the letter A (I blame too muc...I am awfully font of the letter A (I blame too much Sesame Street as a child). <br /><br />I like to define myself simply - I am person. Is it cocky to throw an A in there?listen for azurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04300428777385011211noreply@blogger.com