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- noun Plural form of
linguaphile .
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Interesting article I found via a linguaphiles post:
intent is not magic tragic_elegance 2010
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Interesting article I found via a linguaphiles post:
intent is not magic tragic_elegance 2010
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Over the past 13 years, Garg has shared thousands of words with fellow linguaphiles, including illeist (someone who refers to himself in the third person, a la Bo Jackson), and petrichor (the pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell), and origin trivia like the fact that “shampoo” comes from the Hindi word “chumpee,” meaning “head massage.”
A Word From the Wordsmith - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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Over the past 13 years, Garg has shared thousands of words with fellow linguaphiles, including illeist (someone who refers to himself in the third person, a la Bo Jackson), and petrichor (the pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell), and origin trivia like the fact that “shampoo” comes from the Hindi word “chumpee,” meaning “head massage.”
A Word From the Wordsmith - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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A caveat to all linguaphiles: Look passed transcription and see the phonetic reality beyond.
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You'll be surprised and for linguaphiles out there, the living sounds of Yucatec conversation are beautiful to hear.
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Ironically, much like the bible and its unquestioning literalists, many linguaphiles online are in the habit of quoting Starostin and holding his theories in great esteem while ignoring all the deep problems of logic that are immanent in them.
The Tower of Babel 2007
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Ironically, much like the bible and its unquestioning literalists, many linguaphiles online are in the habit of quoting Starostin and holding his theories in great esteem while ignoring all the deep problems of logic that are immanent in them.
Archive 2007-10-01 2007
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You'll be surprised and for linguaphiles out there, the living sounds of Yucatec conversation are beautiful to hear.
Archive 2007-06-01 2007
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Meanwhile, linguaphiles (and Star Trek fans) can make their passion pay off by entering the Klingon Language Institute's $500 scholarship contest.
February 2004 2004
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