Cunning Linguistics

31 Dec 2018

Accurate Dictionary

by Zbyhnev | posted in: Cunning Linguistics, Definitive Definitions, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Future, Health, History, How to fix the world, How to human, Politics, Science! | 0

In a time of muddled language and words losing all meaning, it falls to the best and brightest among us to engage in a heroic effort to make language correspond to reality again, a Herculean, Confucius-inspired work of rectification of … Continued

6 Apr 2018

How to write like famous writers

by Zbyhnev | posted in: Cunning Linguistics, How to human, Le Art | 0

Have you ever wanted to write like a classic? Have you wondered how do they (or we) do it? Here’s how to copy the styles of your favourite writers, from A to Z (which is me). Aldous Huxley: accurately predict … Continued

18 Dec 2017

Of hedgehogs, etymology and linguists being wrong

by Zbyhnev | posted in: Cunning Linguistics, History | 0

In what must be the world record for the least clickbaity article in the history of mankind, I will show you why dictionaries are wrong about the origin of the word “hedgehog”. You may think it’s simple and self-evident, “hedge+hog”, … Continued

26 Jan 2015

Schrödinger’s farts

by Zbyhnev | posted in: Cunning Linguistics | 0

Thanks to quantum physics, we’re now able to name a phenomenon literally older than mankind. I’ve just invented Schrödinger’s farts – farts that exist in several states of matter simultaneously, until measured.

9 Dec 2013

New Word: Wistdom

by Zbyhnev | posted in: Cunning Linguistics, Definitive Definitions, New Words | 0

Wistdom (n.): the bittersweet melancholia proceeding from an honest and accurate reflection of the world. The opposite of false positivity and ignorance-based types of happiness.

9 Dec 2013

How To Write Badly

by Zbyhnev | posted in: Bite Sized Bits of Brains, Cunning Linguistics, General Wisdomusings | 0

The internet is full of guides on good writing – ironically, a sizeable portion of them poorly written, so let’s help the educational effect by approaching the issue from the opposite side.

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