The Invention Of The Shovel Was A Groundbreaking Discovery.

it’s not 2020 where i am yet, but here’s my nomination for the first meme of the new decade

Just a simple PSA

Cannon = thing that goes boom

Canon = an event that occurs within a published story

i speak french in public to my grandparents and to my boyfriend. people are surprised that im bilingual and say its cool and ask me to teach them some time

but when one of my classmates speaks arabic in public to her family, she gets strange and disgusted looks. no one asks to be taught arabic. no one says its cool that shes bilingual

its racism plain and simple

Linguistics Christmas Jokes

allthingslinguistic:

How does a linguist wish someone a joyful Dec 25th? Merry/Mary/marry Christmas!

What are Father Christmas’s linguist sisters and daughters called? Relative Clauses 

What does a linguist say when Santa just won’t leave you alone? He’s lost the stalking/stocking distinction

What is a distinctive feature of the Christmas phonology of non-native English speakers? No-dark-el 

What do linguists do under mistletoe? Make quadrilabial clicks 

What is a minty treat that linguists consume around Christmastime? Chomsky canes 

Which carrot-nosed entity came to life in a particularly strident fashion? Fricative the snowman

Who is a grammatical but unattested candidate for pulling a linguist’s sleigh? Rudolph the colourless-green-nosed reindeer 

What nutmeg-sprinkled beverage does one drink around Linguistmas? Wugnog 

What presents did the three wise linguists bring? Goal, epenthesis, and merge

What song do linguist carollers sing?  God rest ye merry grammarian

What do you put on top of an ungrammatical linguistmas tree? *

三

Three horizontal lines = 3

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When a 4-decade old bookish skill meets technology

Philip Bradburn, a Bookbinder expert based in England, got what he called a “KleverCase lightbulb moment” when he thought of giving a twist to his son’s Christmas present in 2011: Unifying his 40-year-old bookbinding experience with the modern technology by producing a handmade gadget case in the form of hard bound book.

Their book cases fit certain sizes of kindle, phones, and ereaders. One case could either be specifically moulded plastic for popular gadgets, or a universal fit reusable grip area for other devices.

Mr. Bradburn’s workshops in the New Forest England produces a variety of British and American literature-inspired gadget cases, ranging from Sherlock Holmes to To Kill a Mockingbird.

Sherlock Holmes:

The Great Gatsby:

To Kill a Mockingbird:

His little company KleverCase is a passionate family business, which also helps people in his area back to work.

odin is like “when thor was born the sun shone bright upon his beautiful face. i found loki on the sidewalk outside a taco bell”

will you marry me = a marriage proposal will, you, Mary, me = a foursome proposal

t'challa: we’re stuck in this God knows where universe how are you not worried

peter: she will find me anyways

shuri: who

duolingo owl with glowing red eyes tearing through the fabric of the soul realm reality: HOLA MADREFUCKER DONDE ESTA LA BIBLIOTECA