Category: Linguistics

Learning Japanese I think I’m learning Japanese I really think so…

by Tejicano | Sep 3, 2019 | Linguistics

The key to getting started is learning the radicals.

Weeping Sores

by straffinrun | Aug 5, 2019 | Linguistics, Musings, Society

Imagine if instead of using “micro”, they had gone with another synonym when coming up with “micro-aggression”.

Learn Japanese Through Anime Titles – ソウナンですか？- Are You Lost?

by Sensei | Aug 1, 2019 | Entertainment, Linguistics

For our fourth installment of learning Japanese we will review a mediocre anime and learn about active listening in Japanese.

Learn Japanese Through Anime Titles – かぐや様は告らせたい～天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦～ Kaguya-sama: Love Is War

by Sensei | Jun 20, 2019 | Entertainment, Linguistics

Join Sensei as he attempts to teach us more Japanese!

Learn Japanese Through Anime Titles – 俺の妹がこんなに可愛いわけがない – “My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute”

by Sensei | May 9, 2019 | Entertainment, Linguistics

For our second installment of learning Japanese through anime titles I’d like to suggest that some Japanese animation does, in fact, revolve around an unnatural attraction to one’s younger sister.

Learn Japanese Through Anime Titles – 千と千尋の神隠し – “Spirited Away”

by Sensei | Apr 22, 2019 | Film, Linguistics

Trying to rise to the call for content I figured I’d try to combine both my interest in Japanese language and anime into a single quick read. For the first attempt I figured I’d review an anime that I can actually recommend, Hayao Miyazaki’s “Spirited Away”.

Prison / Jail slang -You Got Me Bang to Rights, Guv’nor

by ElspethFlashman | Mar 28, 2019 | Advice, Crime, Linguistics

The best prison slang words you hopefully won’t need to know!

Pi Day Afternoon Links

by jesse.in.mb | Mar 14, 2019 | Cooking, Daily Links, Food & Drink, Jews, Linguistics, Pastimes

Normally I’d make some emasculating comments about Brett, but since he’s in meetings instead of having pie with us, I’ll just be nice…this time.

Cartoon Network: English tutor to 90’s Romanian kids

by PieInTheSky | Jan 31, 2019 | Children, Linguistics, Media, Opinion

Pie takes the wheel this morning and takes us all back to our childhood. Who says watching cartoons rots your brain?

Learning Another Language as an Adult

by Sensei | Dec 13, 2018 | Advice, Fun, Linguistics

Since there are a few Glibs here trying to learn another language I thought I’d share my experience here into what has worked well for me generally.

Japanese Loanwords

by Sensei | Jul 3, 2018 | Fun, Linguistics, Not So Easy Pieces

Let’s get down to today’s lesson from Sensei!

Another 5 Minute Japanese Lesson

by straffinrun | Apr 23, 2018 | Linguistics

straffinrun-san gives us another lesson in Japanese.

STEVE SMITH – BIG MISUNDERSTANDING!

by STEVE SMITH | Apr 1, 2018 | Linguistics

STEVE SMITH MAKE BIG MISTAKE. CORRECT IT NOW.

Two in the Pinker; One in the Stinker

by Heroic Mulatto | Mar 14, 2018 | Libertarianism, Liberty, Linguistics, Opinion, Politics, Social Justice, Taxes

Are you down with PDP? Yeah, you know me!

Five minute Romanian lesson

by PieInTheSky | Jan 3, 2018 | Fun, Linguistics, Not So Easy Pieces

I want to say I am not trying to make fun of straffinrun’s post but this came to me as I was reading it, and I wrote it quickly (and glibly).

5 Minute Japanese Lesson

by straffinrun | Dec 28, 2017 | Fun, Linguistics, Not So Easy Pieces

Wherein straffinrun tries to stretch our brains.

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