tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post8454759734913503245..comments2024-01-24T11:41:28.022+00:00Comments on A Cuban In London: Living in a Multilingual World (The One About Words and Their Meanings)A Cuban In Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-69381341642382451232013-06-08T23:41:25.868+01:002013-06-08T23:41:25.868+01:00Many thanks for your kind comments. Like that lege...Many thanks for your kind comments. Like that legendary philosopher, Chicken Joe, said in Surf's Up: "Radical!" :-)<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-87979336517558803352013-06-08T09:18:27.133+01:002013-06-08T09:18:27.133+01:00Excellent post. Fascinating read, especially the C...Excellent post. Fascinating read, especially the Cuban Millionaire bit - and totally agree with your remarks on "gay". I also understand radical to mean thorough-going, as in radical surgery.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-47103750817028129442013-06-07T22:49:14.718+01:002013-06-07T22:49:14.718+01:00Languaje is something difficult and is true someti...Languaje is something difficult and is true sometimes the same word means differents things and in English happens me sometimes I dont know how explain a feeling or other:)<br />yes radical is not the same now. sometimes can be a terrible word:(Gloria Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055543111865966546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-52739304698582882812013-06-07T15:12:21.098+01:002013-06-07T15:12:21.098+01:00I agree...that is so cruel and barbaric.
There sho...I agree...that is so cruel and barbaric.<br />There should be a law against people making money from such news stories.<br />It is disgraceful in my opinion.<br />Ygrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300519608303898969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-38887842848139339842013-06-06T22:59:39.645+01:002013-06-06T22:59:39.645+01:00I'm not sure that I agree that a radical alway...I'm not sure that I agree that a radical always strives for greater equality or other "good" things. I have always seen it as almost literal - going to the root, whatever that root might be. The murderers of this soldier are radical, to my mind. And stupid, evil and prejudiced. <br /><br />And I suppose that I should have yet another go at distinguishing between pleonasm and tautology...Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-82562234153788495562013-06-06T18:33:06.260+01:002013-06-06T18:33:06.260+01:00i find it fascinating how language changed and sti...i find it fascinating how language changed and still changes...maybe even quicker today than a few years ago..also how it mingles intercultural in a world that gets more and more connected..Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-20930545916406301452013-06-06T16:49:23.841+01:002013-06-06T16:49:23.841+01:00You're right - what they did was barbaric.You're right - what they did was barbaric.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-21602580429628281932013-06-06T16:35:36.873+01:002013-06-06T16:35:36.873+01:00it is interesting the development of language and ...it is interesting the development of language and how that changes our perceptions...in terms of radicals i wonder who is doing the changing of that...is changing radical to a more negative conotation a way of control...because then no one wants to be one...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-6084336323362372492013-06-06T16:29:19.645+01:002013-06-06T16:29:19.645+01:00tu tema de hoy hace pensar y es cierto que muchas ...tu tema de hoy hace pensar y es cierto que muchas veces muchas palabras es un juego de ellas.<br />feliz semanaMari-Pi-Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00661886117860375651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-13622693951659170962013-06-06T16:25:24.822+01:002013-06-06T16:25:24.822+01:00Language changes in so many crazy ways. Here, for...Language changes in so many crazy ways. Here, for example, the word "liberal" has become very tainted. (That's in the U.S.) The word "socialist" also has become equivalent to something very dark and totalitarian. (I will be quick to add that I am not a socialist but that's in part because I don't feel I've thought through any economic theory enough to say that I am anything truly - I just don't know enough -) <br /><br />But you are right here. Agh. It is all so terrible. k. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-83722869149301190162013-06-06T15:23:32.623+01:002013-06-06T15:23:32.623+01:00I read this post yesterday, and as I was about to ...I read this post yesterday, and as I was about to write a comment, I saw the series of articles by Zadie Smith and began reading them. Fascinating!<br />Your blog is a treasure trove.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-8358426900733938392013-06-06T04:56:31.507+01:002013-06-06T04:56:31.507+01:00I am fascinated by the way language changes, but a...I am fascinated by the way language changes, but agree that the men who murdered Lee Rigby were not radical. Savages yes.<br />Thank you for the gem about farmers in Cuba getting more (and richly deserved) respect with a change in language. Brilliant.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-4382650823247158432013-06-06T01:55:59.162+01:002013-06-06T01:55:59.162+01:00Yep, the news just wants to give you the blues so ...Yep, the news just wants to give you the blues so you will keep watching. All about ratings and dough, so sadly things such as this will keep appearing.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-34393115683528676882013-06-06T00:42:11.275+01:002013-06-06T00:42:11.275+01:00This was penned(or typed)with estimable good sense...This was penned(or typed)with estimable good sense. <br /><br />I think often in the news items are geared up with words that are believed to conjure up fear & titillation. I don't think many authors of such news stories care what the words actually mean. They care about how much of a reaction they will get, & about how quickly they can catch, then keep, the "average" person's attention. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com