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LINGUAPHILES & SESQUIPEDALIANS
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LINGUAPHILES & SESQUIPEDALIANS is a group for people who love languages, words, and grammar.
Members: 218
Latest Activity: 1 hour 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 on Tuesday. 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 Dallas the Phallus on August 12, 2009 at 10:11am -
What do you guys think of Don's comment? Should I change the name to ... Sesquipedalians?
Also, I know that the root words of sesquipedalian mean a foot and a half long, but isn't that figurative, and not literal? No single words is litreally or actually 18" long.
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Comment by Dallas the Phallus on August 12, 2009 at 9:27am
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Adriana, why are you a sesquipedalophobe? Perhaps this group, given proper time and patience, can help you overcome your phobia.
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Comment by Dallas the Phallus on August 11, 2009 at 7:09pm
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I sometimes leave groups that seem to have no hope of getting off the ground. The Texas Heathens group never had any activity, for example.
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Comment by Creature on August 11, 2009 at 7:01pm -
I keeping joining and leaving groups. It drives me crazy when my groups spill over onto a second page.
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Comment by Dallas the Phallus on August 11, 2009 at 6:59pm
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Some of you may be interested in this book review I posted over in the Nexus Book Club: The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary, by Simon Winchester,
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Comment by Dallas the Phallus on August 11, 2009 at 6:47pm
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Guys, I'm the same way. I can't keep up with everything myself. However, I promise not to be to overactive on my new groups. A|N is fun, but we don't have to have a new discussion every single day.
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Comment by JayBarti on August 11, 2009 at 6:43pm -
@Mike: I was about to say much the same thing... I keep spreading myself thinner and thinner I might need to lose a day or two of work just to keep up.
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Comment by Dallas the Phallus on August 11, 2009 at 6:30pm
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@Mike, hehehehehehe!
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Comment by Mike Hein on August 11, 2009 at 6:26pm -
@Dallas...no shit?
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Comment by Dallas the Phallus on August 11, 2009 at 6:22pm
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@Mike, I can't help myself.
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