The job of the linguist, like that of the biologist or the botanist, is not to tell us how nature should behave, or what its creations should look like, but to describe those creations in all their messy glory and… — Arika Okrent Copy Share
The job of the linguist, like that of the biologist or the botanist, is not to tell us how nature should behave, or what its creations should look like, but to describe those creations in all their messy glory and try to figure out what they can teach us about life, the world, and, especially in the case of linguistics,… — Arika Okrent Copy Share
“What kind of a world do we live in that has room for dog yoga but not for Esperanto?” — Arika Okrent Copy Share Image
“The variety of shape, pattern, and color found in the languages of the world is a testament to the wonder of nature, to the… — Arika Okrent Copy Share Image
“How many Lojbanists does it take to change a broken light-bulb?” goes the old Lojban joke. “Two: one to decide what to change it… — Arika Okrent Copy Share Image
Before you judge me as some kind of 'anything goes' language heathen, let me just say that I'm not against usage standards. I don't… — Arika Okrent Copy Share Image
