Language Log: Learning the ropes in the trenches with Dan Brown
I love Language Log
Skipping past Arnold Zwicky's post on splitting infinitives in Rumpole of the Bailey, I came to more of Geoff Pullum's analysis of the prose style of Dan Brown (haven't read Dan Brown myself but I can tell you that Ohna and Apoa enjoyed the Da Vinci Code and that Apoa's English teacher despises it). Do click on to read about the 256 names of Henning Mankell
Who says linguists are nerds?
B-)
Wow.. this is cool. And who says linguists are nerds? For a lot of people, a 'linguist' is someone who knows many 'languages' ;-)
p.s.
is it just me, or is the word "unputdownable" new? (this is on Dan Brown's website http://www.danbrown.com/)