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  • Language and Society

    Is It Possible To Forget Completely?

    October 7, 2011
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    Jake on September 25, 2011: “I’m curious to know though if you think it’s possible to become completely illiterate in a language by letting your frequency drop down to 0 for an extended period of time. Personally, I don’t think you can ever forget all of what you learned, but rather just become “rusty” or “stale.” I think that...

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    In Defense of Kanji Tattoo Typos

    September 25, 2011
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    In Defense of Kanji Tattoo Typos

    The only bad kanji tattoo is a tattoo that has no kanji in it :)

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    Managing Greed: How To Deal With Your Language Lust

    October 18, 2009
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    This is the third and probably final post in a multi-part series on Language and Society. Here is the first post. Languagelust. It is a disease. It is contagious. And you have it. People who learn a language other than their original “native” language are like man-eating dogs and abusive husbands — once they’ve crossed the line, they’re very...

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    Language As An Investment

    October 16, 2009
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    This is the second post in a multi-part series on Language and Society. Here is the first post. Long ago, Sir Isaac Newton gave us three laws of motion… But Sir Isaac’s talents didn’t extend to investing: He lost a bundle in the South Sea Bubble, explaining later, ‘I can calculate the movement of the stars, but not the...

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    How Do I Learn 500 Languages At Once?!

    October 14, 2009
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    How Do I Learn 500 Languages At Once?!

    This is the first post of a multi-part series on Language and Society (yes, I was deliberately looking for the dryest, most lifeless-sounding topic title ever ). The largest problem that would-be language learners have faced, especially with Asian languages (though not exclusively so) has been simple lack of confidence. A lot of the writing you’ve seen on this...

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