Language Log: Japanese English trifecta: At the ¥100 Shop
Nathan Hopson reports that he "had a delightfully giggly trip to the ¥100 Shop today." Among the gems were these three: 1. Pair Bloom (broom), a mini-broom and dustpan set 2. Crash Cashew Nuts...
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Label on a display at the Nagoya City Museum: The label on this display case says at the top: maisō sareta Jōmonjin 埋葬された縄文人 ("Jomon burial") Jomon (the name, given by the American scholar Edward S....
View ArticleLanguage Log: Reading the Quran
The following photograph appears in this BBC article: "Why is Sanskrit so controversial?" It is accompanied by this caption: "Muslims in India choose to learn Arabic". This led me to wonder: Do...
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