Some folks think that intonation never overrides tones, but I'm convinced on the basis of empirical evidence that it does. For example: Nǐ xiǎng gàn hā 你想干哈 –> Nǐ xiǎng gàn há 你想干哈 ("what do you want to do?") — especially in the Northeast. Here are some other examples — all of them provided by […]
"Straight talk on the FDA’s tumultuous weekend — and new questions about its independence", Stat 8/24/2020: Matt Herper: So for those just back from a tour of Jupiter’s moons, last night the FDA granted emergency use authorization of convalescent plasma to treat patients with Covid-19. Trump characterized the decision as a major breakthrough. FDA Commissioner […]
Bruce Finley, "Wildfire haze, record heat and pollution combine to make Denver air quality dangerous for all", Denver Post 8/25/2020: Colorado public health officials issued a special “multiple pollutants” alert through at least 4 p.m. Tuesday. Health authorities focused most urgently on the harm from inhaling tiny “particulates” spreading in the smoke from burning forests […]
So this version of Kimberley Guilfoyle at the RNC Monday evening is unfair, but funny: Your browser does not support the video tag.
Not sure what they mean by "grammar" here, but they sure do have a message:
From the Ulster-Scots Academy: The introduction of Ulster-Scots as a language subject into the schools’ curriculum in Northern Ireland depends on the availability of an appropriate range of foundational textbooks and classroom resources. Because of this, the Education Programme of the Ulster-Scots Academy is closely related to our Language Development Programme and the provision of […]
"Is your English better than that of this Qing dynasty ‘princess’?" (YouTube 1:01) (Source)
"What 'Ancient' Chinese Sounded Like – and how we know" (YouTube 7:56) Source
E-mail message from my son, Thomas Krishna: I'm using the voice recognizer to write you this message. When you do take your truck in for service at Toyota place, ask them if an exterior cleaning is included. Having visited you over the years I know that where you park a lot of tree debris falls […]
From the Twitter feed of @ShabanaMir1: Ikea what is you doing 💀💀💀 pic.twitter.com/WOX35ZaG7n — fats (@omarfats) August 18, 2020
Cai Xia 蔡霞, a retired female professor from the Central Party School of the CCP has been denouncing Xi Jinping for his imperial aspirations and the CCP as a corrupt, zombie party. Somehow, she managed to escape to the United States after her initial condemnations. Fuming, the Party has cancelled her membership and vilified her […]
Sarah Cooper's marvelous enactments of Donald Trump's rhetoric have earned her an enormous audience — 22.4M views for this one on twitter, for example, plus more views on tiktok and youtube. But there's another comedian who pioneered the same technique — lip-syncing Trump — to a significantly smaller audience back in 2015 and 2016. Or […]