tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577091962812282559.post7220684165371352595..comments2024-03-15T02:14:38.309-07:00Comments on bloginafog: This is the age of the portmanteau word,Woflhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10215884001340285492noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577091962812282559.post-39992377011155027882020-09-21T07:54:01.098-07:002020-09-21T07:54:01.098-07:00...So there I was, contemplating Oxbridge connecti......So there I was, contemplating Oxbridge connections between Tanzania and Eurasia while eating my brunch waiting for the mizzle to clear, refudiating frankenwords such as Microsoft and Velcro... Woflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10215884001340285492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577091962812282559.post-7349150780919754092020-09-14T09:52:44.972-07:002020-09-14T09:52:44.972-07:00The linguistic dominance of US English among Europ...The linguistic dominance of US English among European youth is appalling. There is no longer a lingua franca, rather it is a lingua Americana. I remember meeting graduate students at Brown University in the fall of 1968, where every one of us, all American, whether studying physics, math, economics, or literature, spoke only in French.Marcus Billsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11745126328151798044noreply@blogger.com