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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Friday Freetime
This evening I got introduced to ‘The Truman Show’ … a movie I’ve wanted to watch for years but had never gotten around to. It’s such a ‘me’ sort of movie.
Thursday Thinking and Theory
And a few practical matters. Running down the day, reflections on an episode, and more.
Wednesday Wonkiness
Attempts at productivity didn’t really pan out. But I’ll recap anyway.
Tuesday Tribulations and Such
Just some daily chores, food notes, and our evening entertainment.
Monday Mozieing: Shopping, Television, and an Unordered List of Links
Out and about town a bit today; less than successful shopping; a pop-culture evening. I didn’t have much time to think about linguistics today.
Sunday Funday
A dreary day. Evening? X-Files, Relic Hunter, “Immortal” … and?
A Sidetracked Saturday
It started out productively but moved from motivated toward comfort and lethargy. This is not entirely bad.
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Friday the Fourteenth
I thought I would write about pro-drop and subject ellipsis today as well as similar phenomena. I’m just not feeling it. Instead, a brief summary:
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Thursday Themes
Let’s treat today in several parts, one of which is narrative, one of which is merely descriptive, and one of which is abstracts from actions to pop culture.
Wednesday Wonderings: A Linguistic Rhapsody
Tuesday afternoon online an acquaintance inquired, “In the idiom ‘mir ist langweilig,’ is there an implied (es)?” I provided an answer with which I was not entirely happy. I also came to the realization, while untangling said answer, that the … Continue reading