A blog for language lovers.Subscribe via EmailSubscribe via RSS AboutTwitter This is a Long Range Media property var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-12878634-32']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Tumblr (3.0; @vowelsme)http://vowels.me/<a href="http://thenextweb.com/google/2012/05/31/google-translate-now-allows-website-owners-and-visitors-to-edit-translations/">Google Translate now allows website owners and visitors to edit translations</a>http://vowels.me/post/24130032456http://vowels.me/post/24130032456Thu, 31 May 2012 08:55:55 -0600googletranslationlanguagelanguageslinguisticslinguist<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4tgu1yaSQ1r5twvgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>IPA needlework. <a href="http://imgur.com/xQAha">[via]</a></p>http://vowels.me/post/24043995028http://vowels.me/post/24043995028Tue, 29 May 2012 21:39:00 -0600linguisticslinguistipalanguageslanguage<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stop#Stop_signs_around_the_world">Stops Signs Around the World</a>: <p>It’s interesting how many non-English-speaking countries have the word “Stop” on their stop signs.</p>http://vowels.me/post/23457401523http://vowels.me/post/23457401523Sun, 20 May 2012 20:22:00 -0600languagelanguageslinguistlinguisticssignsstoptravelforeign language<a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/life/twins/2011/08/dugon_haus_you_dinikin_duah.html">The Secret Languages of Twins</a>: <p>An interesting article from <em>Slate</em>.</p>http://vowels.me/post/23233392781http://vowels.me/post/23233392781Thu, 17 May 2012 10:31:51 -0600twintwinslanguagelanguageslinguisticslinguist<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3tfnyTZeA1r5twvgo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Good question.</p>http://vowels.me/post/22784098280http://vowels.me/post/22784098280Thu, 10 May 2012 10:40:46 -0600languageslinguisticslinguistmemephilosoraptorenglishgrammar<a href="http://blog.memrise.com/2011/11/learn-to-read-a-sentence-of-chinese-in-3-minutes.html">Learn to read a sentence of Chinese in 3 minutes!</a>http://vowels.me/post/22388042673http://vowels.me/post/22388042673Fri, 04 May 2012 10:55:53 -0600chineselanguagelanguageslearnforeign languagelinguisticschina<a href="http://io9.com/5906307/color+coded-text-reveals-the-foreign-origins-of-your-words">Color-coded text reveals the foreign origins of your words</a>: <p>Whoa. Cool.</p>http://vowels.me/post/22327839844http://vowels.me/post/22327839844Thu, 03 May 2012 11:43:12 -0600langaugelanguageswordslinguisticslinguistforeign languageforeign languages<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3bpumQVWa1r5twvgo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Poor orange. [Click <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_(word)#Rhyme">here</a> if you don’t get it]</p>http://vowels.me/post/22197654412http://vowels.me/post/22197654412Tue, 01 May 2012 10:26:31 -0600languagelanguagesrhymerhymingfunnyawesomelol<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3at0c5SHL1r5twvgo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strike>Nom</strike> Noam Chomsky</p>http://vowels.me/post/22124457813http://vowels.me/post/22124457813Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:14:35 -0600linguisticschomskynoam chomskylinguistpolyglotlanguages<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m35gfqfnOv1r5twvgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://specgram.com/CLXI.4/03.carlson.cartoon.html">[via]</a></p>http://vowels.me/post/21920775693http://vowels.me/post/21920775693Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:55:01 -0600langaugelanguagesforeign languagelinguisticslinguist<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m329b17qiH1r5twvgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Chinese deconstructed.</p>http://vowels.me/post/21816755573http://vowels.me/post/21816755573Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:28:13 -0600chineseasiaasianlanguagelanguageslinguisticslinguistartawesomechina<a href="http://ryanestradadotcom.tumblr.com/post/20461267965">Learn to Read Korean in 15 Minutes [COMIC]</a>: <p>All language instruction should be in comic form. No, wait. <em>Everything</em> should be in comic form.</p>http://vowels.me/post/21699678378http://vowels.me/post/21699678378Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:26:17 -0600languagelanguageslinguisticslinguistkoreancomicwebcomicforeign languagepolyglot<a href="http://lifehacker.com/5903288/i-learned-to-speak-four-languages-in-a-few-years-heres-how">I Learned to Speak Four Languages in a Few Years: Here’s How</a>: <p>Interesting Lifehacker article with some solid tips in it.</p>http://vowels.me/post/21387839436http://vowels.me/post/21387839436Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:55:48 -0600languagelanguagesforeign languagelinguistics<a href="http://specgram.com/choose/index.html">Choose Your Own Career in Linguistics</a>: <p>This may be a bit too accurate for comfort…</p>http://vowels.me/post/21212654002http://vowels.me/post/21212654002Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:31:22 -0600languagelanguageslinguistlinguistics<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2hmcw7W0O1r5twvgo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://vowels.me/post/21103853398http://vowels.me/post/21103853398Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:00:32 -0600languagelanguageslinguisticslinguistenglishmemellama<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m261dgSvWj1r5twvgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Language differences.</p>http://vowels.me/post/20782190426http://vowels.me/post/20782190426Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:00:33 -0600funnylolfootballsoccerlanguagelanguageslinguisticslinguistpolyglotforeign languagefunny“Language does not always have to wear a tie and lace-up shoes.”<br/><br/> - <em>Stephen King in <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1439156816/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=linguisticsblog.com-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1439156816">On Writing</a></em></em>http://vowels.me/post/20692417523http://vowels.me/post/20692417523Sat, 07 Apr 2012 21:19:52 -0600languagelinguisticslinguistwritingstephen kingauthorlanguages<a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120403112006.htm">Bilingual Children Switch Tasks Faster Than Speakers of a Single Language</a>http://vowels.me/post/20471848312http://vowels.me/post/20471848312Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:44:32 -0600languagelanguageslinguisticssciencenewsarticleforeign languagepolyglot<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1vzxl3zfw1r5twvgo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Language usage differences.</p>http://vowels.me/post/20394681861http://vowels.me/post/20394681861Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:46:33 -0600languagelanguageslinguisticspolyglotlinguistenglishgrammargoogleawesomeinterestingwow<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/om7O0MFkmpw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Dear America… | David Mitchell’s SoapBox [3:24]</strong></p> <p>This is a funny public service announcement about how Americans use certain phrases. And it’s, er, from the Queen of England.</p>http://vowels.me/post/20038160438http://vowels.me/post/20038160438Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:02:43 -0600englishenglish languagequeen of englandvideovidfunnylollanguageslinguisticslinguist