LINGUAPHILES & SESQUIPEDALIANS
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LINGUAPHILES & SESQUIPEDALIANS is a group for people who love languages, words, and grammar.
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Latest Activity: 20 hours ago
WELCOME TO LINGUAPHILES & SESQUIPEDALIANS
LINGUAPHILES & SESQUIPEDALIANS is a group for people who love languages, words, and grammar.
The only requirement for joining this group is that you possess a modicum of interest in languages, etymology, grammar, punctuation, and pronunciation. You do not have to be erudite or scholarly; you do not have to be a linguist or grammarian. You just have to have the desire to learn new things about language, or share the knowledge you possess.
The purpose of this group will be to help us explore the diversity of language, hone our grammar and spelling skills, understand correct word usage, expand our vocabulary, explore language and word history, and find new ways to communicate.
How we talk about things is equally important as what we talk about. Language is a part of our thinking, speaking, and writing; it is mind, tongue, and hand. It is about how we relate to other people and understand the world around us. It is communication and the exchange of ideas. It is learning, empathy, history, and politics. It can persuade, disarm, conquer, cajole, unnerve, offend, shame, enrich, encourage, inspire, destroy, or sustain. It is all these things and more.
However, the emphasis of LINGUAPHILES & SESQUIPEDALIANS is not on writing and publication. If you are interested in these topics, please join the group ATHEIST WRITERS. That does not mean that you cannot ask questions about writing here, it is just that we are not trying to compete with the well-established writer's group. I simply recommend that you use your best judgment and post your discussion in the group that best fits the topic.
The focus here will obviously be on the English language, but it is not restricted to English only. Topics can include correct spelling and grammar issues, etymology, vocabulary and usage, language history and lexicography, dialects and idioms, trivia, and resources such as books and websites.
Books & DVDs:
The Adventure of English (DVD)
The Bedford Handbook
The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations
Eats, Shoots & Leaves
Fowler's Modern English Usage,
Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language
Gossip, Grooming, and the Evolution of Language
Metaphors We Live By
Modern American Usage: A Guide
The Mother Tongue
The Mountain Man's Field Guide to Grammar
Origins
Philosophy in the Flesh
Speaking in Tongues: The History of Language
The Story of Human Language
The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature
There's a Word for It
Other A|N groups of interest:
Nexus Book Club
Atheist Librarians
Athiest Writers
External Links:
Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Reference.com
Wold Wide Words
Modern Language Association
PrefixSuffix.com
DrMardy.com
DrGrammar.org
AskOxford.com
Common Errors in English
The Global Language Monitor
Guide to Grammar and Style
The Elements of Style
How to Speak and Write Correctly
World Wide Words
Online Etymology Dictionary
The Rosetta Project
The Phrontistery
Charles Harrington Elster
Discussion Forum
Decline in writing accuracy.
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Natalie A Sera 20 hours ago. 31 Replies 2 Likes
18 obsolete words, which should never have gone out of style
Started by Dallas the Phallus. Last reply by Dallas the Phallus May 7. 7 Replies 2 Likes
Singular “they”: everyone has their own opinion / You: a short history
Started by Dallas the Phallus. Last reply by Sean Murphy Apr 3. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Soda? Pop? Coke? and over 100 other dialect variations (survey results and maps)
Started by Grinning Cat. Last reply by Grinning Cat Mar 10. 3 Replies 1 Like
Rape culture embedded in language
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Grinning Cat Mar 8. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Who dunnit? The not-so-insignificant quirks of language
Started by Dallas the Phallus. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Feb 24. 8 Replies 2 Likes
Steven Pinker: Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain
Started by Dallas the Phallus. Last reply by Dallas the Phallus Jan 5. 2 Replies 2 Likes
Text-mining stylistic and thematic connections
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Steph S. Aug 28, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
How does Our Language Shape the Way We Think?
Started by Dallas the Phallus. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Aug 7, 2012. 27 Replies 1 Like
A brief history of four letter words
Started by Dallas the Phallus. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Jun 1, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
What makes a memorable quote?
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Tony Carroll May 10, 2012. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Culture, Not Biology, Shapes Language
Started by Dallas the Phallus May 3, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Alternatives to Christian language?
Started by UUMom. Last reply by Sarah Walton Apr 7, 2012. 16 Replies 0 Likes
Culturomics
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Dallas the Phallus Apr 6, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
English speakers click?
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Feb 29, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes
The advantage of ambiguity
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Carl Pastor Feb 27, 2012. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Throw Grammar from the Train
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Comment by Little Name Atheist on July 17, 2010 at 2:17pm -
Ha! Good one, Dallas. Is there actually an execution involved, or was this a bad translation?
I obviously need to spend more time in this group. "I shot the serif" went over like a lead balloon on my family-and-old-friends Facebook profile.
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Comment by Dallas the Phallus on July 6, 2010 at 9:02am
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@ Grundgetta: Ha! I lol'd on that one. Too cute.
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Comment by sacha on July 6, 2010 at 3:40am -
grundgie, that is great.
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Comment by Glenn Sogge on July 4, 2010 at 10:27pm -
LOL!!
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Comment by Little Name Atheist on July 4, 2010 at 10:21pm
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Comment by Dallas the Phallus on July 3, 2010 at 7:58pm
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The Global Language Monitor
Austin, Texas-based, Global Language Monitor (GLM) documents, analyzes and tracks trends in language the world over, with a particular emphasis upon Global English. GLM is based in Austin, Texas. GLM is incorporated as an LLC. GLM has deep academic and internet roots. GLM’s predecessor site, yourDictionary.com is the direct descendent of Dr. Robert Beard’s Web of Online Dictionary at Bucknell University, founded in 1994.
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Comment by Dallas the Phallus on June 30, 2010 at 10:20am
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Comment by Jaume on May 23, 2010 at 6:01pm -
I'd translate it as --
*Burp*. Sorry, sir, what did you just say about my mother?
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Comment by Amy Harvey on May 23, 2010 at 5:22pm -
Hello. I would very much appreciate it if someone would kindly translate the following into standard English: Oi, man, innit, comin' out for a pissup, innit bro, mutha fucka, I'll cut yer up, mate, I'll cut yer!
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Pope's 'exorcism' caught on film video
Posted by Debra Stevenson on May 21, 2013 at 2:37pm 0 Comments 1 Like
There is a video of the Pope's 'exorcism' caught on film. The man isn't demon possessed, there are likely no 'real' demons. He's just delusional and doesn't want to accept personal responsiblity for his own behavior for his own dysfunctional life.
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Do you support 'traditional' marriage, vot now ad
Posted by Debra Stevenson on May 21, 2013 at 2:28pm 2 Comments 2 Likes
There is an ad that reads ' Do you support 'traditional' marriage? Vote Now"! .
No, I don't support 'traditional' marriage because there is no such thing. I support heterosexual and same-sex couples marry each other legally , yes. 'Traditional' marriage promoters largely do not believe that heterosexual women are co-equal to their husbands. Their only purpose in 'traditional' marriage is to sexually satisfy their husbands if they can and raise children and do all…
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Posted by matthew greenberg on May 21, 2013 at 12:18pm 6 Comments 1 Like
i've got no problem with everyone saying "merry christmas" on christmas day. however, they've turned it into an entire holiday season where it lasts a month or more. in those situations it should be perfectly acceptable to say "happy holidays" or call it a…
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My first funeral as an atheist
Posted by Two Cult Survivor on May 21, 2013 at 11:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I posted the bulk of this on another thread, but wanted to add some context separately.
I finally confronted my faith and embraced the fact of my atheism late last August, 2012. Days after I revealed my "epiphany" to a few friends who knew me from another message board, my sister died from Lou Gehrig's Disease (which pissed her off because she hated catching a disease from someone she never f---ed).
THAT was my sister, understand? She was a beautiful, life-loving, potty-mouthed…
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