Random shit. Now and then... language related topics.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Impressive, indeed.
Obama's Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy
by Andy Borowitz
In the first two weeks since the election, President-elect Barack Obama has broken with a tradition established over the past eight years through his controversial use of complete sentences, political observers say.Millions of Americans who watched Mr. Obama's appearance on CBS's 60 Minutes on Sunday witnessed the president-elect's unorthodox verbal tick, which had Mr. Obama employing grammatically correct sentences virtually every time he opened his mouth.
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Saturday, November 15, 2008
O RLY?
Unhappy people watch TV, happy people read/socialize, says study
Channeling unhappiness, in good and bad economic times
Channeling unhappiness, in good and bad economic times
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – A new study by sociologists at the University of Maryland concludes that unhappy people watch more TV, while people who describe themselves as very happy spend more time reading and socializing. The study appears in the December issue of the journal Social Indicators Research.Now the obvious question: what about the Internet? I'll google that later...
Analyzing 30-years worth of national data from time-use studies and a continuing series of social attitude surveys, the Maryland researchers report that spending time watching television may contribute to viewers' happiness in the moment, with less positive effects in the long run.
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Monday, November 10, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
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