2012/04/17 23:01
Jeg erindrer ikke nogensinde at have set emnet nævnt i fonetikbøgerne på lingvistikstudiet i Århus i 1990erne, men jeg er begyndt at blive bevidst om, at jeg rutinemæssigt producerer geminerede konsonanter, når jeg synger på dansk.Hvis jeg fx synger Tre små soldater, synger jeg linien Lille soldat som [lilːə sold̥æːd̥], ikke som [liːlə sold̥æːd̥]. Jeg vil dog ikke mene, sidstnævnte...
2012/03/05 22:32
The term Unionist historically meant a supporter of the Union between Great Britain and Ireland, and it was for instance in this sense that the Tories for many years called themselves the Unionist Party.The word has gradually changed its meaning, however, and it now tends to mean a supporter of the Union between England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, so...
2012/05/03 22:28
I’ve always enjoyed a game of Scrabble every now and then, but I must say it’s much more enjoyable on a smartphone than in real life. 
To be honest, it’s not official Scrabble that I’m playing, but Wordfeud; however, for all practical purposes it’s the same.
In particular I like to play simultaneously in several languages. I’m struggling a bit with Norwegian (because it doesn’t do Nynorsk, which is the variety I know), but I’ve played very enjoyable games in Swedish, Dutch and Spanish, apart from the obvious Danish and English.
PS: If you’ve got an HTC ChaCha, too, did you realise you can take a screenshot by holding down the red button and pressing Home?
2012/04/05 0:52
Takket være the WayBackMachine er her et forslag, jeg udarbeidede for en del år siden, om at gjenskabe et fælles skriftsprog for norsk og dansk. IndledningDansk og norsk skriftsprog har nu været adskilte i over hundrede år.Mange er af den formening at det kun er norsk som har ændret sig i den forgangne tid og at dansk har stået stille.Men det er ikke tilfældet! På moderne dansk skrives til eksempel øj for ældre øi, og ej for ældre ei, og...
2012/03/08 23:21
Jag tog del i en språkkonferens i Köpenhamn i oktober, och dess slogan var: "Du förstår mer än du tror – om du törs".Jag är oenig. Danskar förstår inte svenska om de aldrig varit i Sverige, aldrig sett svenska TV och aldrig haft svenska vänner, om de så törs eller inte.Jag förstår svenska därför att en svensk flicka på mitt...
2012/03/03 23:06
Marcel bought himself an iPhone 4S last week, and it quickly became apparent that Siri wasn't very good at understanding him, and a quick video search reveals it's a common problem for people with Scottish accents, including me (watch this...
2012/02/23 21:11
(An article from the English-language Wikipedia of a parallel universe that slipped through a wormhole and ended up in my inbox.)[caption id="" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Livingstone's statue in Princes Gate Gairdens, Edinburgh"][/caption] David Livingstone was born on 19 March 1813 in...
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