Foreign languages and I are long-time frenemies. By “foreign languages” I mean languages other than my native of English; by “frenemies” I mean friendly enemies. I claim to speak both French and German, but this is mostly French I am talking about. French and I get on from time to time, sometimes so smoothly as [...]
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French, my frenemy.
posted by erin on April 29, 2009
http://blog.efdanehy.com/2009/french-my-frenemy
The importance of precise language.
No one talks about language, grammar, or other topics quite as well as Ryan North with Dinosaur Comics. This was a particular favorite that recently popped up again over the holidays when his strip was in rerun mode. Enjoy.
posted by erin on January 8, 2009
http://blog.efdanehy.com/2009/the-importance-of-precise-language
