Translation Party
august 2009 by mottram
Enter an English phrase, watch it being translated into Japanese, then back to English until the app decides it's reached 'equilibrium' (I'm not entirely sure what that means - some translation-translations go on for ages, some only get a couple of passes).
funny
translation
japanese
english
august 2009 by mottram
Samuel Bayer: Mike, Dammit
september 2008 by mottram
Wrong. Mic. (or mike), miking and miked.
spelling
language
english
mic
september 2008 by mottram
johnaugust.com » Were I to seek examples of the subjunctive…
april 2008 by mottram
Subs occasionally, er, desubjunctivise my sentences. It annoys me even more than the removal of semicolons.
english
grammar
language
subjunctive
april 2008 by mottram
BBC NEWS | Magazine | Why is Menzies pronounced Mingis?
january 2006 by mottram
A lively young damsel named Menzies Inquired: "Do you know what this thenzies?" Her aunt, with a gasp, Replied: "It's a wasp, And you're holding the end where the stenzies.
english
etymology
language
linguistics
pronunciation
typography
menzies
january 2006 by mottram
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