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Linguistic Thriller with a Touch of Northern Noir

is a novel about the sole surviving speaker of an ancient Siberian language who is discovered by a Russian expert on Samoyedic dialects who makes the fatal mistake of telling a Helsinki-based professor of Finno-Ugric languages about it. by Matthew Cl

Funny Video Friday: Mind Your Language

For today’s funny video I thought I’d share a clip from an older British comedy program called, “Mind Your Language” Enjoy!

The 10 Most Scandalous Euphemisms in Politics

By Jon Kelly BBC News Magazine, Washington Congressman Mark Sanford has returned to frontline politics after ensuring “hiking the Appalachian Trail” became a euphemism for infidelity. What other scandals have enriched the lexicon? 1. R