Pain in the English… and other blogs I love
- At February 12, 2011
- By gloria
- In Linguistics
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I am a blog addict. I read blogs about all sorts of things. Of course I have a selection of language-related blogs that I follow regularly.
Read More»Berlusconi’s rhetoric and other rants
- At February 02, 2011
- By gloria
- In Linguistics
- 0
Yesterday I happened to read a very interesting “language-related” article about Berlusconi’s unique use of words. The journalist pointed out that the Prime Minister uses a mix of old-fashioned, slightly unusual words, such as postribolo or turpe, next to colloquialisms and more or less vulgar terms like coglione or casino. This is a very distinct feature of Silvio Berlusconi’s rhetoric. Here is the link to the article (in Italian).
And more on ranting, an amusing article about… synonyms! My classic snowclone rant.