A Linguistic Note for Christmas

by Dec 19, 2013Linguistics2 comments

Blueberries are blue but cranberries are not cran.
—Steven Pinker, The Language Instinct

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The Original Pronunciation for Shakespeare’s Plays

The Original Pronunciation for Shakespeare’s Plays

Well isn't this fascinating. Shakespeare's plays were pronounced significantly differently when they were originally performed. And we miss some humor and rhyming because of it. It is more than possible—and this video argues that it is pretty well universal—that...

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  1. Don Johnson

    True, but raspberries are definitely rasp!

  2. Dennis

    Nor are strawberries straw.