Thursday, 22 January, 2004Some thoughts on language and constitutional lawFor the past five years or so, I've been a 'net junkie, and hanging out on discussion forums has been part of that. The internet is, unsurprisingly, and overwhelmingly Anglophone place, and one of the things which has been driven home to me in that time—and even more so since I emigrated to the United States—is that it can be a very tricky thing to enter into debate with people who have a different linguistic frame of reference than you do. Several of my formative years were spent in the UK, and as a result, I'm bilingual in Dutch and English (I even speak English with a Home Counties accent). Because of this, I frequently cross-reference between the two languages, especially where the definition and etymology of words are concerned (it doesn't help that I was taught French, German, Latin and ancient Greek in school). This is no more evident than when I get involved in discussions involving the "Establishment Clause" of the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America. posted 0155 Z-8 [more..] Wednesday, 21 January, 2004Ruler of my domainYes, No Cameras finally has its own domain: www.nocameras.com The actual page will remain on the same server, so you don't technically need to update bookmarks or anything, but the new URL will certainly be easier to type! posted 1501 Z-8 [link] |
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