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Speech Accent Archive: …is established to uniformly exhibit a large set of speech accents from a variety of language backgrounds. Native and non-native speakers of English all read the same English paragraph and are carefully recorded There are 14 English Canadian samples, with only one from Atlantic Canada (Barneys River, N.S., wherever the hell that [...]

Have Ratings/Tasting Notes Gone Too Far? …all ratings are relative – a whisky is scored relative to the mood you are in, the other whiskies you might be trying, where you are sitting as you try them, what you had for dinner, the time of day, the argument you had with your girlfriend the other [...]

Literally, A Web Log: Misuse of the word “literally”? gets my blood boiling (no, not literally). It started as a nit-picking distraction, grew to a frustrating obsession, and finally resulted in the creation of this blog. An example post: literally coughing his head off. There are a few blogs about bad grammar: – Grammar Hell [...]

Who gives a @#$% about profanity? …a healthy 64 percent [of Americans questioned] said they use the F-word — ranging from several times a day (8 percent) to a few times a year (15 percent). “What we hear, it’s gross,” says Kramer, 67. “I tell them, ‘I have a dictionary and a Roget’s Thesaurus, and [...]

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The Thunderlords: What would happen if the Wiggles met White Zombie backstage at an Iron Maiden concert and decided to form a band? I’m not really sure, but I’d bet they would sound a lot like The Thunderlords. The Thunderlords play loud heavy music with goofy fun lyrics that everyone can enjoy, except those looking [...]

I wouldn’t recognized Jolie Holland if I met her in person. (Though I guess I would now.) Her new album, that comes out May 8th, looks like this:

My dream has come true: I have a cello. It’s shorter than I expected: around 4 feet tall, with the 3 inch metal stand stuck in its bottom. I have no idea how to play it except like a bass, and I haven’t played a fretless bass in 20 years. The notes of the strings [...]

The Motorcycle Personality Test: Because this test is based on Science, you may discover that you are riding the wrong motorcycle right now. If this happens, you must trust the test results and and sell your bike as soon as possible, or else your life will undoubtedly be miserable. My result: Honda Goldwing: Motorcycling isn’t [...]