Comments for Language and Humor Blog http://languageandhumor.com/blog Language, linguistics, English, foreign languages, sign languages, humor/humour, comedy Tue, 27 Dec 2011 01:37:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on Maori Language Week by Pinyin news » Maori Language Week http://languageandhumor.com/blog/2006/07/maori-language-week/#comment-17686 Pinyin news » Maori Language Week Tue, 27 Dec 2011 01:37:10 +0000 http://languageandhumor.com/blog/?p=43#comment-17686 [...] Maori Language Week, Languageandhumor.net, July 20, 2006 [...]

]]> Comment on Happy Boar Year 2007! by Happy Chinese New Year ‘tu’ you! | Language and Humor Blog http://languageandhumor.com/blog/2007/02/happy-boar-year-2007/#comment-17675 Happy Chinese New Year ‘tu’ you! | Language and Humor Blog Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:51:21 +0000 http://languageandhumor.com/blog/?p=234#comment-17675 [...] more about Chinese New Year’s and zodiac signs with Chinese characters on my old post: Happy Boar Year 2007! This entry was posted in Foreign Languages, LANGUAGE and tagged chinese new year, hare, rabbit. [...]

]]> Comment on Webster’s (and Webster’s) 2006 Word of the Year by Macquarie Dictionary 2006 Word of the Year, Australianisms surveys | Language and Humor Blog http://languageandhumor.com/blog/2006/12/websters-and-websters-2006-word-of-the-year/#comment-17672 Macquarie Dictionary 2006 Word of the Year, Australianisms surveys | Language and Humor Blog Mon, 17 Jan 2011 02:59:18 +0000 http://languageandhumor.com/blog/?p=197#comment-17672 [...] Webster’s (and Webster’s) 2006 Word of the Year [...]

]]> Comment on American Dialect Society Word of 2006 by Macquarie Dictionary 2006 Word of the Year, Australianisms surveys | Language and Humor Blog http://languageandhumor.com/blog/2007/01/american-dialect-society-word-of-2006/#comment-17671 Macquarie Dictionary 2006 Word of the Year, Australianisms surveys | Language and Humor Blog Mon, 17 Jan 2011 02:58:11 +0000 http://languageandhumor.com/blog/?p=203#comment-17671 [...] American Dialect Society Word of 2006 [...]

]]> Comment on Blog: Software upgrade, non-Latin characters lost by Blog back | Language and Humor Blog http://languageandhumor.com/blog/2007/11/blog-software-upgrade-non-latin-characters-lost/#comment-17670 Blog back | Language and Humor Blog Fri, 14 Jan 2011 04:05:55 +0000 http://languageandhumor.com/blog/?p=317#comment-17670 [...] You might notice a bit of a gap in blog posts (if a mere two years even qualifies as “a bit of a gap”). Aside from my being busy for a while, the gap is due to the WordPress blogging platform breaking two-and-a-half years ago (as I noted in Blog: Software upgrade, non-Latin characters lost). [...]

]]> Comment on SNL NOT!: Slang research with Hulu.com, Part 1 by Buffy (and SNL) ‘much’ much?: Slang research with Hulu.com, Part 2 | Language and Humor Blog http://languageandhumor.com/blog/2008/06/snl-not-slang-research-with-hulu-com-part-1/#comment-17669 Buffy (and SNL) ‘much’ much?: Slang research with Hulu.com, Part 2 | Language and Humor Blog Fri, 14 Jan 2011 03:52:32 +0000 http://languageandhumor.com/blog/?p=357#comment-17669 [...] is Part 2 (Part 1) on finding early uses of American slang and colloquialisms from the television clips and episodes [...]

]]> Comment on 2007 (First) NZ Sign Language Week by 2008 New Zealand Sign Language Week | Language and Humor Blog http://languageandhumor.com/blog/2007/05/2007-first-nz-sign-language-week/#comment-17668 2008 New Zealand Sign Language Week | Language and Humor Blog Fri, 14 Jan 2011 03:39:07 +0000 http://languageandhumor.com/blog/?p=254#comment-17668 [...] I wrote last year (2007 (First) NZ Sign Language Week), New Zealand has given official status to New Zealand Sign Language, the natural language of New [...]

]]> Comment on Summer 2007 Youtube sketch comedy contest by 2008 Youtube sketch comedy contest | Language and Humor Blog http://languageandhumor.com/blog/2007/05/summer-2007-youtube-sketch-comedy-contest/#comment-17667 2008 Youtube sketch comedy contest | Language and Humor Blog Fri, 14 Jan 2011 03:14:33 +0000 http://languageandhumor.com/blog/?p=262#comment-17667 [...] It’s that time of year again. It’s time for Youtube’s sketch comedy contest: Sketchies II. Actually, “that time of year” is three months earlier this year (must be the leap year thing), as last year’s contest started in May (Summer 2007 Youtube sketch comedy contest). [...]

]]> Comment on 2007 ‘banished’ words by 2008 ‘banished’ words | Language and Humor Blog http://languageandhumor.com/blog/2007/01/2007-banished-words/#comment-17666 2008 ‘banished’ words | Language and Humor Blog Fri, 14 Jan 2011 03:00:18 +0000 http://languageandhumor.com/blog/?p=220#comment-17666 [...] my post: 2007 ‘banished’ words This entry was posted in LANGUAGE, Words / Dictionaries and tagged banished words, Lake Superior [...]

]]> Comment on American Dialect Society Word of 2006 by 2007 US words of the year, vote for Australia’s | Language and Humor Blog http://languageandhumor.com/blog/2007/01/american-dialect-society-word-of-2006/#comment-17665 2007 US words of the year, vote for Australia’s | Language and Humor Blog Fri, 14 Jan 2011 02:58:04 +0000 http://languageandhumor.com/blog/?p=203#comment-17665 [...] also my posts: Webster’s (and Webster’s) 2006 Word of the Year American Dialect Society Word of 2006 Macquarie Dictionary 2006 Word of the Year, Australianisms surveys This entry was posted in [...]

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