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Entry no.: 382

11 Dec 2007, 6:32 PM

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Language Diacritical

Turkish 'ş' (s with cedilla) vs. Romanian 'ș' (s with comma below).

Using diacritics shows respect for the language but it usually turns into a maddening ordeal. Diacritice.com is the only foreseeable easy way out: it painlessly adds diacritics to any given text, even though it prefers incorrect (Microsoft style) Turkish ‘ş’ and ‘ţ’ (s and t with cedilla) over correct Romanian ‘ș’ and ‘ț’ (s and t with comma below).

Entry no.: 346

17 Nov 2007, 1:46 PM

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Language X

“The 24th letter of the modern Latin alphabet is more flexible than its lex-lack suggests.” It is. Via DO.

Entry no.: 332

8 Nov 2007, 12:18 AM

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Language Insult

Word of the day: Microsoftian. Used in contex: here.

Entry no.: 324

2 Nov 2007, 3:09 PM

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Language Armenian

“It clunks. It clangs. It has a strange barbaric grandeur”—Counting to ten.

Entry no.: 297

15 Oct 2007, 3:20 PM

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Language Fucking brilliant

The mystery of curse words and linguistic taboos. Witty! [Via DO.]