linguistics

Long, deeply fascinating article about an invented language being picked up by a group of people the author never would've wanted to have as users. Going to be massively fascinating to friends of mine with interest in linguistics

An amateur linguist loses control of the language he invented.

Read more: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/12/24/121224fa_fact_foer#ixzz2FS...

tense? moody? irregular? you must be a verb

Here, word geeks, have a moment of glee. What should you say when you spot multiple cephalopods? Merriam-Webster has the answer

video: 

Amy: Mostly I just get emails from my spouse saying "Hey, fix your @$&*% site again so I can actually read it."
Lissa: What are spice for?
Amy: Lissa, either I'm misreading you or that's the best nonstandard plural of 'spouse' ever, and I'm stealing it.
Lissa: Feel free .
Lissa: It follows the grammar rules for Anglo Saxon nouns, class 3, IIRC.
Amy: Thus a 'spice rack' would imply a threat of what you would do to spouse singular if you can't get spouse plural?
Lissa: that is one possibility.
Dan: *tries not to ogle spice racks*