Monthly Archives: February 2012
Random interlinguistic thoughts for the week
I don’t seem to have a concrete topic to write about this week, but I have been saving some snippets of thoughts about language, especially connections or contrasts between languages, that have occurred to me while in the shower, through … Continue reading
Filed under Intercultural & interlinguistic
On the (sometimes dubious) merits of being a university language teacher
There’s been an internet meme in circulation recently, most prominently on Facebook, that – like a great many of its sort – raised a faint smile the first couple of times you saw it but grew increasingly inane and irritating … Continue reading
Filed under Memes & blogging challenges, Up close and personal, Work stuff
On not judging a book by its cover
Earlier this week, Richard Coles (@RevRichardColes) posted the following story on Twitter. I found it so striking that I asked if I could reproduce it here (he kindly said yes). Talked to a woman tonight who grew up in tough … Continue reading
Filed under Books & reading
Acanthus Ice
It’s just about a week on from my last post, and I’m still fascinated by the effects of the continuing cold weather. I’ve seen ice in countless forms – transparent, opaque, smooth, rough, brittle, solid, airborne, waterborne, shaped by the … Continue reading
Filed under Photography
The incredible dryness of cold
I’m not about to express surprise at the fact that it’s cold in winter. By the standards of a LOT of people I can think of, the temperatures we’re facing this week – an average of about -7°C during the … Continue reading
Filed under Intercultural & interlinguistic, Out & about
