Archive for July 10th, 2009

Apparently we’ve moved on (and up?) from “-gate” to the far more hyperbolic “-geddon” and “-pocalypse.” One added benefit: these form even more awkward constructions, highlighting the use of the newly coined word and bringing more attention to the gloomy drama-queen aspect of the use.

Link: Wordgeddon | GOOD.

Sometimes you need a human to prevent what looks like human error.

France: Automatic translation of La Tribune site garbles the news – Editors Weblog.

Mark Liberman over at Language Log published his thoughts on this quote, from Louis Aragon (translated from French):

I demand that my books be judged with utmost severity, by knowledgeable people who know the rules of grammar and logic, and who will seek beneath the footsteps of my commas the lice of my thought in the head of my style.

via Language Log » Beneath the footsteps of commas.