Lingua http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/ On language / Idiomas en Copyright 2009 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:22:56 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Important and Key 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.

]]> http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2009/08/important_and_key.html http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2009/08/important_and_key.html Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:22:56 -0500 Sprachen-sie Deutsch? Guten morgen.  Wie gets?

- Nicht schlecht. Was ist by dier?

- Alles gut.  Ich lerne Deutsch zu sprechen.

]]> http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2009/08/sprachensie_deutsch.html http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2009/08/sprachensie_deutsch.html Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:52:14 -0500 Over-redundant Repetition 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.

]]> http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2009/06/overredundant_repetition.html http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2009/06/overredundant_repetition.html Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:49:06 -0500 BHO BHO: noun.
Barack Hussein Obama.

]]> http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2009/04/bho.html http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2009/04/bho.html Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:26:54 -0500 Dominicanismos 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.

]]> http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2009/02/dominicanismos.html http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2009/02/dominicanismos.html Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:57:15 -0500 Amharik 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)

]]> http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2009/02/amharik.html http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2009/02/amharik.html Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:46:46 -0500 Happy New Year tukuy ayllu mashipash maipipash canqui shug sumac huatata

]]> http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2009/01/happy_new_year.html http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2009/01/happy_new_year.html Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:52:01 -0500 Is this annoying? 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.

]]> http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2008/12/is_this_annoying.html http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2008/12/is_this_annoying.html Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:51:39 -0500 36 to 1 36 to 1 is a tie]]> http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2008/12/36_to_1.html http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2008/12/36_to_1.html Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:06:30 -0500 Baracknophobia 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.

]]> http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2008/12/baracknophobia.html http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2008/12/baracknophobia.html Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:10:37 -0500 Sopa 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.

]]> http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2008/12/sopa.html http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2008/12/sopa.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:08:04 -0500 What's in a name: Barack Hussein Obama 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?

]]> http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2008/10/whats_in_a_name_barack_hussein.html http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2008/10/whats_in_a_name_barack_hussein.html Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:11:10 -0500 Time Graph By Another Name It's a one-word name for a time graph.  The correct spelling is CALENDAR.

Not "calender".

Not "calander".

]]> http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2008/10/time_graph_by_another_name.html http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2008/10/time_graph_by_another_name.html Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:49:23 -0500 Muerte y Gloria A quien la muerte le sabe a gloria...

]]> http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2008/09/muerte_y_gloria.html http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2008/09/muerte_y_gloria.html Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:12:47 -0500 Get Off My Beard Eh g'hobdeh em bood - you are in my beard (or bath)

]]> http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2008/08/get_off_my_beard.html http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ed30/lingua/2008/08/get_off_my_beard.html Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:52:07 -0500