July 2010
17 posts
In Nine Months: Dear Rosemary, Well, we did it!... →
Dear Rosemary,
Well, we did it! Your first 24 hours at home. I think everyone’s slept, ate, and pooped a little bit happier. You are such a mellow baby. Maybe you just aren’t big enough yet to let out a mammoth scream. All you do is coo and gurgle and maybe a little fussing when you’re uncomfy….
Does Language Influence Culture? →
dalasverdugo:
dihard:
Pretty interesting article in the WSJ today. Basically says that language profoundly influences how we see the world. Some examples:
Russian speakers who have more words for light and dark blues are better able to visually discriminate shades of blue.
An aboriginal community in Australia doesn’t use terms like “left” and “right”, and instead uses north, south, east and...
Grammar
Me too, my friend! Me too!
lickystickypickyme:
I get furious when I see that I make stupid grammar mistakes. Like “it’s” where it should be “its”.
It takes a lot not to just punch myself in the face.
