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The experiences of one intellectual magpie
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I’m a student of linguistics, hoping to one day earn the full title LINGUIST. (As opposed to just the amateur I am at present!) This blog documents my adventures studying a Mayan language, as well as anything else interesting and intellectual I stumble across in my studies.
Recent Posts
Thousands of hyphens perish as English marches on
Thousands of hyphens perish as English marches on: …ah… language change in progress! (Article is 2 yrs old, but interesting nonetheless.)...
"Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings."
““Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings.”” - Heinrich Heine, Almansor, 1823 Celebrate the Freedom to Read: Banned Books Week 2009...
"You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them."
“You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” - Ray Bradbury Celebrate the Freedom to Read: Banned Books Week 2009...
"The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame."
““The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame.”” - Oscar Wilde. Banned Books Week 2009: CELEBRATE THE FREEDOM TO READ!...
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
““I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”” - Voltaire BANNED BOOKS WEEK 2009: CELEBRATING THE FREEDOM TO READ...
"The freedom of speech cannot be limited without being lost."
““The freedom of speech cannot be limited without being lost.”” - Thomas Jefferson BANNED BOOKS WEEK 2009: CELEBRATING THE FREEDOM TO READ...

