I just saw someone on my Facebook timeline proudly shared about how he “made a ruckus” on some online scientific forum because he challenged the argument made by a paper titled “Language is primarily a tool for communication rather than thought” (the article on NYTimes | the paper H/T gwern) (translated) Last Sunday night, I…
Category: Language
Hi friends, how are you? I was just thinking of a couple of funny stories of when my mother cutely used the wrong words that resulted in unexpected funnies, a phenomenon known as “malapropism”. But actually I want to use the stories as a jump off point to pick up where we last left off…
A hardcore vegan friend recently said that she thinks “I killed it” in a webinar I gave. Of course I’m overanalysing this, but can’t help but find it funny. English: macho language of violence and domination This reminds me of something author Ocean Vuong observed. “Knock ‘em dead, big guy. Go in there / guns…