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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…

Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:36 pm
by aokoye
When you get really excited (perhaps overly excited) about doing part of your linguistics final - I love critical discourse analysis.
When you manage to do a really good job at being an engaged undergraduate at one of the biggest linguistics conferences in the Americas. How I wasn't constantly overwhelmed I don't know.

Re: You know you're a language nerd when…

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 8:55 pm
by Teango
When you know how to say "Happy Groundhog Day!" in Russian: С днем сурка!

Re: You know you're a language nerd when…

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 10:03 pm
by Tillumadoguenirurm
When you seriously consider writing to language institutions in a country because you want to know what part of the country an accent is from.

(Blhaauehhgrrrrg I hate not knowing.)

...

I just realized how much of a bad influence this place has.

Re: You know you're a language nerd when…

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 5:46 pm
by Atinkoriko
When you get rather displeased over the abysmal quality of Facebook's translations for comments and pages.

Re: You know you're a language nerd when…

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:03 pm
by luke
When you are tickled by the notion of starting a thread called, "Why Americans are fatter than Europeans".

Re: You know you're a language nerd when…

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:09 pm
by tomgosse
Atinkoriko wrote:When you get rather displeased over the abysmal quality of Facebook's translations for comments and pages.

I just came across this bizarre translation from Arabic to English on Facebook. I couldn't understand why someone who is offering condolences would want someone's money to be blessed.

Re: You know you're a language nerd when…

Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2017 12:12 am
by Atinkoriko
tomgosse wrote:
Atinkoriko wrote:When you get rather displeased over the abysmal quality of Facebook's translations for comments and pages.

I just came across this bizarre translation from Arabic to English on Facebook. I couldn't understand why someone who is offering condolences would want someone's money to be blessed.


Hahaha, that is truly abysmal

Re: You know you're a language nerd when…

Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2017 12:14 am
by Atinkoriko
When you're bored at 1am so, pen and paper in hand, you begin to learn the basics of Swedish grammar

Re: You know you're a language nerd when…

Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2017 11:12 am
by jeff_lindqvist
When this is the sign outside your office. 8-)

Re: You know you're a language nerd when…

Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2017 3:06 pm
by rdearman
jeff_lindqvist wrote:When this is the sign outside your office. 8-)

You have an office!