The Language Guy

Commentary on how language is used and abused in advertising, politics, the law, and other areas of public life. You can think of this blog as a linguistic self-defense course in which we prepare ourselves to do battle with the forces of linguistic evil. After a hiatus of many months I am back by popular demand. This time around I will not restrict myself to issues in which language is not involved.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Is Avatar Racist?

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Spoiler Alert -- Do not read if you haven't seen but plan to see Avatar. I was directed by a tweet to an story in the Japan Times on ...
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Thursday, December 10, 2009

The iTouch and the myTouch

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When I first saw a TV advertisement for the myTouch telephone, I thought instantly of the iTouch, which as I understand it, is an iPhone wit...
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Saturday, December 05, 2009

The More You Spend The More You Save

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This evening, I caught the tail end of a Zale's commercial exclaiming,, "The more you spend the more you save."  Contrast that...
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Sunday, November 29, 2009

Israeli Linguist A Bit Too Full Of Herself

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An Israeli linguist seems to think she has turned the linguistic world upside down with her new meaning for the word "most."  A UP...
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Friday, November 27, 2009

The Right Wing Propaganda Machine

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After Obama was inaugurated, he made himself excessively visible.  Anyone in show business knows that you always leave them wanting more.  T...
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I am a Professor Emeritus in Linguistics at The Ohio State University.
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