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Translation Party
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
Wrong. Mic. (or mike), miking and miked.
spelling  language  english  mic 
september 2008 by mottram
Ironic Sans: Thsrs - The Shorter Thesaurus
Enter a long word, get a shorter synonym. You know, for Twitter.
english  funny  language  thesaurus  words  synonyms 
july 2008 by mottram
johnaugust.com » Were I to seek examples of the subjunctive…
Subs occasionally, er, desubjunctivise my sentences. It annoys me even more than the removal of semicolons.
english  grammar  language  subjunctive 
april 2008 by mottram
splee.blog » Blog Archive » OSX needs to read the Oxford English Dictionary
You can set the spellchecker dictionary to proper English. I cannot sodding believe I didn't know this before.
mac  osx  spelling  british  english 
july 2006 by mottram
BBC NEWS | Magazine | Why is Menzies pronounced Mingis?
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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