Awesome stuff you see on the internet
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You might want to do some study in applied linguistics then - because this has nothing to do with being liberal or whatever - perhaps some people's world view is beginning to impact the way they interpret reasonable actions by media companies to respond to the local conditions of different markets?
West African (Nigerian) pidgin a primarily oral language used by millions in Africa as a lingua franca and I think this is a fantastic idea (I'm an applied linguist btw). English is the global lingua Franca, but that comes at a cost - it will be used, changed, and simplified according to usage in different areas. It may sound silly to you, but many of the NZ usages we see in our media sound silly to others but we are lucky enough to enjoy it. Personally I'm glad that we have research-based (this comes of out world English language research*) actions influencing the way content is provided to people. And, it's worth remembering that this site isn't taking over your news feed or anything.
- don't get me wrong - some of that is shiiiiiiit (e.g., language imperialism), but also much of it is based on developing an understanding of how languages are used to negotiate meaning in different places. As the British Council has been leading much of that, I'm unsurprised to see the Beeb leading the way on this.
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Just awesome
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@gt12 said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:
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You might want to do some study in applied linguistics then - because this has nothing to do with being liberal or whatever - perhaps some people's world view is beginning to impact the way they interpret reasonable actions by media companies to respond to the local conditions of different markets?
West African (Nigerian) pidgin a primarily oral language used by millions in Africa as a lingua franca and I think this is a fantastic idea (I'm an applied linguist btw).
I prefer to be cunning rather than applied.
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@Bones said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:
It's too early in the morning to even try and comprehend this
He has me stumped as well but I thought it may come clear eventually
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Weather porn: Houston - today. Waves with whitecaps on the interstate freeway.
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@Salacious-Crumb that is fucking mental seeing some of the images coming out of the area!
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Far out! hard to look at it and thing its real rather than photo-shopped.
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I was thinking of heading over for an NCAA game as part of a holiday... scheduled in Houston on 1 September. So, would basically be leaving about now. Glad we decided not to do that now
the game has been moved to New Orleans. That storm is insane. Simply insane.
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Do you know what interstate that is?
I've driven along I-10, which is the main freeway going W-E through Houston.
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@nzzp said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:
I was thinking of heading over for an NCAA game as part of a holiday... scheduled in Houston on 1 September. So, would basically be leaving about now. Glad we decided not to do that now
the game has been moved to New Orleans. That storm is insane. Simply insane.
New Orleans also preparing for flooding I hear on the radio
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@Bovidae said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:
Do you know what interstate that is?
I've driven along I-10, which is the main freeway going W-E through Houston.
It's the I-10.
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Be inspired.