je désire le monde
Old enough to know better, young enough to do it anyway.
Urbanely urban nerd. Apple fanatic. Technophile. Audiophile. Protolinguist.
Am I the only one who is annoyed that linguistic prescriptivists aren’t treated with the same level of scorn that, for example, biblical literalists and other evolution-deniers are? ‘Cause in my mind, both groups are equally anti-science.
The difference is that if you call…
linguistic imperialism.
People who use “they” to mean one person.
People who can’t handle natural language change and variation.
PWNED
Or ppl think ik all these languages…LOL #storyofmylife #wtf #major #linguistics #linguisticmajorproblems #UTEP #classof2013 #senior #phonology #syntax #llamameme #meme #funny #nerdlife #nerdjoke #english #englishlanguage #noonegetsit
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![lingllama:
Can vowels come too?
[Picture: Background: 8-piece pie-style color split with alternating shades of blue. Foreground: Linguist Llama meme, a white llama facing forward, wearing a red scarf. Top text: “Ain’t no party like a fricative party” Bottom text: “’Cuz a fricative party don’t stop”]
submitter: My fiance (a non-linguist) came up with this joke in a dream! I was amazed.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/6a421960bcdb7dda1050f26c5b9b98b9/tumblr_mhqcqrpyUM1qhh9hgo1_500.gif)
Can vowels come too?
[Picture: Background: 8-piece pie-style color split with alternating shades of blue. Foreground: Linguist Llama meme, a white llama facing forward, wearing a red scarf. Top text: “Ain’t no party like a fricative party” Bottom text: “’Cuz a fricative party don’t stop”]
submitter: My fiance (a non-linguist) came up with this joke in a dream! I was amazed.
