Monthly Archives: March 2006

“Please Call Stella”, Spoken In A Lot Of Dialects

Posted on Mar. 30, 2006 by Jody

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 … Continue reading →

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Literally Illiterate

Posted on Mar. 30, 2006 by Jody

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 … Continue reading →

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I Swear

Posted on Mar. 29, 2006 by Jody

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,” … Continue reading →

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Heavy Metal For Kids

Posted on Mar. 29, 2006 by Jody

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 … Continue reading →

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Springtime Can Kill You

Posted on Mar. 29, 2006 by Phillip

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:

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