Somebody on Facebook sent me a message with how to say "I love you" in a fairly impressive selection of languages. I've no idea who it was, but here's what the message was in case you're feeling inventive come Valentine's Day:Afrikaans - Ek het jou liefAlbanian - Te duaArabic - Ana behibak (to male)Arabic - Ana behibek (to female)Armenian - Yes kez sirumenBambara - M'bi … [Read more...] about Saying I Love You
Linguistics
Quick Lunchtime RoundUp
I've got a very long todo list this week - keep an eye on the company blog for updates!I see Stephen McCarron from Hosting365 has finally started a blog. Will he keep it up??It seems that LetsHost don't like anyone to mention the fact that they use slow servers in the US... Mention it and they cut you off! How charming! If we cut off every single person who said "nasty" things … [Read more...] about Quick Lunchtime RoundUp
Improve Your Vocabulary and Donate Rice
I came across FreeRice this evening and could probably spend the rest of the night on there if I wasn't careful.The site is very simple. You test your vocabulary and for every correct answer you provide they donate 20 grains of rice to the UN.From the "about" page:FreeRice has two goals: 1. Provide English vocabulary to everyone for free. 2. Help end … [Read more...] about Improve Your Vocabulary and Donate Rice
Plain English Please!
In the last 24 hours I've come across at least 5 new (and redundant) bits of technospeak jargon that do nothing to improve understanding, but everything to confuse people.Why can't people standardise terminology?Why do people insist on using terms they don't fully understand and probably get semi-wrong, thus confusing their interlocutor even further? … [Read more...] about Plain English Please!
Affect vs Effect
Absolutely brilliant!Xkcd is addictive! … [Read more...] about Affect vs Effect