Lingua tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2009:/blogs/ed30/lingua/272 2009-08-26T16:23:57Z On language / Idiomas Movable Type Enterprise 1.52 Important and Key tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2009:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.48257 2009-08-26T16:22:56Z 2009-08-26T16:23:57Z Eduardo De León http://homepages.nyu.edu/~ed30/eduardo/About%20Me.html Recently ITS posted a service advisory that read thus:

Important Key Year End Dates - NNN & MMMM Availability:
On Wed., 8/26 at 6pm, NNN and MMMM will become unavailable. This downtime will last until Sat., 8/29 at 10am. This is to ensure that…

I wonder if “important key” is unnecessarily redundant.

]]> Sprachen-sie Deutsch? tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2009:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.47560 2009-08-06T15:52:14Z 2009-08-06T15:52:19Z Guten morgen.  Wie gets? - Nicht schlecht. Was ist by dier? - Alles gut.  Ich lerne Deutsch zu sprechen.... Eduardo De León http://homepages.nyu.edu/~ed30/eduardo/About%20Me.html Guten morgen.  Wie gets?

- Nicht schlecht. Was ist by dier?

- Alles gut.  Ich lerne Deutsch zu sprechen.

]]> Over-redundant Repetition tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2009:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.46110 2009-06-15T18:49:06Z 2009-06-15T18:49:10Z If in the event: “If” means “in the event”.  This is redundant. Exact same: If it is the same, it’s gotta be exact.  This is also redundant.... Eduardo De León http://homepages.nyu.edu/~ed30/eduardo/About%20Me.html If in the event: “If” means “in the event”.  This is redundant.

Exact same: If it is the same, it’s gotta be exact.  This is also redundant.

]]> BHO tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2009:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.44192 2009-04-29T16:26:54Z 2009-04-29T16:27:33Z BHO: noun. Barack Hussein Obama.... Eduardo De León http://homepages.nyu.edu/~ed30/eduardo/About%20Me.html BHO: noun.
Barack Hussein Obama.

]]> Dominicanismos tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2009:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.38183 2009-02-20T20:57:15Z 2009-02-20T20:57:19Z This one comes from a long-ago buried URL in my bookmarks. There exists a web site of dominican terms, fashioned like a dictionary.  The site is located at [ http://usuarios.lycos.es/jallite/diccionario.htm ].  I have browsed thru it and it seems interesting.... Eduardo De León http://homepages.nyu.edu/~ed30/eduardo/About%20Me.html This one comes from a long-ago buried URL in my bookmarks.

There exists a web site of dominican terms, fashioned like a dictionary.  The site is located at [ http://usuarios.lycos.es/jallite/diccionario.htm ].  I have browsed thru it and it seems interesting.

I have an idea that this kind of site can be made into a more definitive and permanent online resource.

]]> Amharik tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2009:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.36699 2009-02-04T19:46:46Z 2009-02-04T19:46:51Z Amharik is the name of one of the languages spoken in Ethiopia (thanks, GB).  These are phrases in that language. Tamaska’ : thank you Endemo-na’ (–nesh) : how are you (to a woman)... Eduardo De León http://homepages.nyu.edu/~ed30/eduardo/About%20Me.html Amharik is the name of one of the languages spoken in Ethiopia (thanks, GB).  These are phrases in that language.

Tamaska’ : thank you

Endemo-na’ (–nesh) : how are you (to a woman)

]]> Happy New Year tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2009:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.33820 2009-01-01T18:52:01Z 2009-01-01T18:52:05Z tukuy ayllu mashipash maipipash canqui shug sumac huatata... Eduardo De León http://homepages.nyu.edu/~ed30/eduardo/About%20Me.html tukuy ayllu mashipash maipipash canqui shug sumac huatata

]]> Is this annoying? tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2008:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.33508 2008-12-22T22:51:39Z 2008-12-22T22:51:43Z From NYTimes article at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/23/sports/football/23pennington.html : “He has dug them out of a hole. Is it fun to watch? Yeah. Am I rooting for Chad a little bit? Yeah.” Am I annoyed at people who ask and answer their own... Eduardo De León http://homepages.nyu.edu/~ed30/eduardo/About%20Me.html From NYTimes article at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/23/sports/football/23pennington.html :

“He has dug them out of a hole. Is it fun to watch? Yeah. Am I rooting for Chad a little bit? Yeah.”

Am I annoyed at people who ask and answer their own questions? Yes.

Do I feel like I’m carrying the torch of George Carlin by saying all the language things that annoy me? Probably.

]]> 36 to 1 tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2008:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.32791 2008-12-11T23:06:30Z 2008-12-11T23:07:12Z 36 to 1 is a tie... Eduardo De León http://homepages.nyu.edu/~ed30/eduardo/About%20Me.html 36 to 1 is a tie]]> Baracknophobia tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2008:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.32516 2008-12-08T18:10:37Z 2008-12-08T18:10:40Z One reaction to a NYTimes Blog posting, http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/supreme-court-rejects-appeal-over-obamas-citizenship/?hp : Baracknophobia : the irrational, extreme fear of Barack Obama’s imminent ascension to the Presidency.... Eduardo De León http://homepages.nyu.edu/~ed30/eduardo/About%20Me.html One reaction to a NYTimes Blog posting, http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/supreme-court-rejects-appeal-over-obamas-citizenship/?hp :

Baracknophobia : the irrational, extreme fear of Barack Obama’s imminent ascension to the Presidency.

]]> Sopa tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2008:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.15803 2008-12-03T18:08:04Z 2008-12-03T18:08:08Z There is a saying in Spanish language that goes something like this: El que quiera sopa se le dan dos tazas. Translation: S/He who wants soup will get two cups.... Eduardo De León http://homepages.nyu.edu/~ed30/eduardo/About%20Me.html There is a saying in Spanish language that goes something like this:

El que quiera sopa se le dan dos tazas.

Translation:

S/He who wants soup will get two cups.

]]> What's in a name: Barack Hussein Obama tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2008:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.11033 2008-10-26T19:11:10Z 2008-10-26T19:11:14Z Eduardo De León http://homepages.nyu.edu/~ed30/eduardo/About%20Me.html Wordsmith.org runs a daily mailing list with "a word a day".  This past week they featured words that look like they relate to the US presidential elections in 2008 but in reality have nothing to do.

After the daily word "barrack", one subscriber to the list noted the following:

From: D. H. (NAME AND ADDRESS WITHHELD)
Subject: Re: A.Word.A.Day--barrack [wordsmith.org]
Def: 1. To shout in support: to cheer. 2. To shout against: to jeer.

The word Barrak is close to the name of Barack Obama whose name has only one "r". This name in Arabic
means blessed, which is derived from the Arabic word "Baraka" which means to bless (verb) or
blessing. The Arabic word "Mubarak" is also derived from "Baraka".

When Muslims greet each other at the end of the month of Ramadan fasting they say "Eid Mubarak" which
means: May Allah bless you on this holy occasion. There is a US postage stamp [www.usps.com] honoring
the Muslims of America with "Eid Mubarak" in Arabic calligraphy. But only "Eid" in English is shown.

Also, the President of Egypt is Hosni Mubarak. Hosni and Hussein (Barak Obama's middle name) are
derived from the same Arabic word "hassan" which means "good" or "noble".

So Barack Hussein Obama, approximately, means Blessed Noble Obama.  Could it be that Obama is swahili for something similarly as meaningful?

]]> Time Graph By Another Name tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2008:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.10598 2008-10-15T22:49:23Z 2008-10-15T22:49:27Z Eduardo De León http://homepages.nyu.edu/~ed30/eduardo/About%20Me.html It's a one-word name for a time graph.  The correct spelling is CALENDAR.

Not "calender".

Not "calander".

]]> Muerte y Gloria tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2008:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.9149 2008-09-21T17:12:47Z 2008-09-21T17:16:08Z A quien la muerte le sabe a gloria...... Eduardo De León http://homepages.nyu.edu/~ed30/eduardo/About%20Me.html A quien la muerte le sabe a gloria...

]]> Get Off My Beard tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2008:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.7768 2008-08-07T15:52:07Z 2008-08-07T15:52:11Z Eh g'hobdeh em bood - you are in my beard (or bath)... Eduardo De León http://homepages.nyu.edu/~ed30/eduardo/About%20Me.html Eh g'hobdeh em bood - you are in my beard (or bath)

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