Comments on: When overcorrection hits the stall door, the Grammarians have won. http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/09/19/when-overcorrection-hits-the-stall-door-the-grammarians-have-won/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:17:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: How do you pronounce “Ysalamiri”? Phonology to the rescue! : Notes from a Linguistic Mystic http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/09/19/when-overcorrection-hits-the-stall-door-the-grammarians-have-won/#comment-147 How do you pronounce “Ysalamiri”? Phonology to the rescue! : Notes from a Linguistic Mystic Thu, 01 Feb 2007 04:41:19 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/09/19/when-overcorrection-hits-the-stall-door-the-grammarians-have-won/#comment-147 [...] I’ve talked about the alternation between “a” and “an” before, and it’s a very cool phonological quirk of English (a quirk caused by rules governing the sound system). The rule states that “a” becomes “an” before a spoken vowel. So you have “a key”, “an object”, and, because it starts with a glide, not a vowel, “a university“. [...] […] I’ve talked about the alternation between “a” and “an” before, and it’s a very cool phonological quirk of English (a quirk caused by rules governing the sound system). The rule states that “a” becomes “an” before a spoken vowel. So you have “a key”, “an object”, and, because it starts with a glide, not a vowel, “a university“. […]

]]> By: So two professors walk into a bar… : Notes from a Linguistic Mystic http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/09/19/when-overcorrection-hits-the-stall-door-the-grammarians-have-won/#comment-124 So two professors walk into a bar… : Notes from a Linguistic Mystic Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:32:38 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/09/19/when-overcorrection-hits-the-stall-door-the-grammarians-have-won/#comment-124 [...] I’ve touched on the difference between descriptivism and prescriptivism a few times before (here, here and here), but I think it’s time for a formal discussion of the differences. [...] […] I’ve touched on the difference between descriptivism and prescriptivism a few times before (here, here and here), but I think it’s time for a formal discussion of the differences. […]

]]> By: The attack of the shapeshifting articles (now in HD) : Notes from a Linguistic Mystic http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/09/19/when-overcorrection-hits-the-stall-door-the-grammarians-have-won/#comment-115 The attack of the shapeshifting articles (now in HD) : Notes from a Linguistic Mystic Thu, 11 Jan 2007 06:08:32 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/09/19/when-overcorrection-hits-the-stall-door-the-grammarians-have-won/#comment-115 [...] So, I’ve posted in the past about the difficulty of choosing “a” versus “an”. Generally, it’s not very difficult to decide. You use “an” before a word beginning with a vowel sound (”an enemy”, “an alley”) and “a” if the next word starts with a consonant sound (”a university”, “a shark”). However, this time, I’m stumped. [...] […] So, I’ve posted in the past about the difficulty of choosing “a” versus “an”. Generally, it’s not very difficult to decide. You use “an” before a word beginning with a vowel sound (”an enemy”, “an alley”) and “a” if the next word starts with a consonant sound (”a university”, “a shark”). However, this time, I’m stumped. […]

]]> By: “EMINEM!”, or, a brief foray into psychology » Notes from a Linguistic Mystic http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/09/19/when-overcorrection-hits-the-stall-door-the-grammarians-have-won/#comment-80 “EMINEM!”, or, a brief foray into psychology » Notes from a Linguistic Mystic Wed, 20 Dec 2006 07:49:39 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/09/19/when-overcorrection-hits-the-stall-door-the-grammarians-have-won/#comment-80 [...] This post contains some objectionable language. That’s the nature of the beast when discussing graffiti, but still, keep that in mind. Perhaps I have too much free time, but I’m starting to realize that senseless graffiti is truly fascinating. However, I take heart in the fact that I’m not alone (for my Linguistics in US Society class, one paper option was to write about bathroom graffiti on campus). I’ve written two other posts about it already (here and here), and the more I look around, the more interesting examples I see. However, last week, I saw something that really, truly threw me. [...] […] This post contains some objectionable language. That’s the nature of the beast when discussing graffiti, but still, keep that in mind. Perhaps I have too much free time, but I’m starting to realize that senseless graffiti is truly fascinating. However, I take heart in the fact that I’m not alone (for my Linguistics in US Society class, one paper option was to write about bathroom graffiti on campus). I’ve written two other posts about it already (here and here), and the more I look around, the more interesting examples I see. However, last week, I saw something that really, truly threw me. […]

]]> By: Anonymous http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/09/19/when-overcorrection-hits-the-stall-door-the-grammarians-have-won/#comment-11 Anonymous Fri, 22 Sep 2006 21:29:14 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/09/19/when-overcorrection-hits-the-stall-door-the-grammarians-have-won/#comment-11 "Please, think of the prepositions." i call llamatry on that sentence. :P “Please, think of the prepositions.”

i call llamatry on that sentence. :P

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