Archive for the ‘General’ Category

My first post

Wednesday
Oct 11,2006

This blog will be about language - mainly - with some references to genealogy and music. Maybe all three at once sometimes.

Linguistic Rhythm (1)
- Abdul: You are right. It is said (if my quote is correct) that when Daniel Jones asked Abercrombie one day:...
However, … (3)
- Dave: Couldn’t you also use a semicolon here? For example, “. . . road closures; however, we will do...
More on French names (3)
- Circeus: While the -s did have an eclipse, the “l” (as is that in “pouls”, where the -s was...
Gender in French (3)
- JJM: Interesting. The reality of course is that native speakers (unlike language scientists and dedicated...
French names - stress (3)
- JJM: Also on a lighter note, Vladimir Putin’s name often causes some hilarity amongst French Canadians because...