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Language Log: Cantonese novels

In my estimation, there is far too little genuine topolectal literature in China.  Throughout history, nearly everything has been written either in one or another style of Literary Sinitic (Classical...

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Language Log: It doesn't get any better

Email from David Craig observes: Usually this phrase is used to mean there's no room for improvement.  In this case it's quite the opposite.  52 seconds in to this recap of yesterday's Cubs Nationals...

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Language Log: Journalistic quotation accuracy

So here's how Maureen Dowd quoted Charline McCray. And here's the actual audio [https:] Huh. pic.twitter.com/zx4AeQdgwH — Jody Avirgan (@jodyavirgan) August 21, 2013 Here's Dowd's original version in...

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Language Log: Crispy curly noodle cakes

This morning, Jason Riggle and I were on Minnesota Public Radio's The Daily Circuit, discussing word aversion. You can listen here: After the show, the guy who set me up in the studio at WXPN confided...

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