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Seizoen 2013
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Feb 19, 2013
A quick and dirty video from Tom (http://tomscott.com - @tomscott) and Matt (http://mattg.co.uk - @unnamedculprit) - ten illegal things to do in London. Yes, these are all properly illegal: you can see our references at http://tomscott.com/law/
A quick and dirty video from Tom (http://tomscott.com - @tomscott) and Matt (http://mattg.co.uk - @unnamedculprit) - ten illegal things to do in London. Yes, these are all properly illegal: you can see our references at http://tomscott.com/law/
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Mrt 06, 2013
There's a good argument that lyric videos count as a whole new genre. Here's that genre's history, presented in its own style.
There's a good argument that lyric videos count as a whole new genre. Here's that genre's history, presented in its own style.
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Mei 15, 2013
Tom Scott (http://tomscott.com @tomscott) and Matt Parker (http://standupmaths.com @standupmaths) investigate some of the London Underground's greatest lies.
Tom Scott (http://tomscott.com @tomscott) and Matt Parker (http://standupmaths.com @standupmaths) investigate some of the London Underground's greatest lies.
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Mei 24, 2013
Jonathan Ross is known as "Wossy". He can't say his Rs. But there's a good chance that you've got the same speech defect he does, and you don't even know it.
Jonathan Ross is known as "Wossy". He can't say his Rs. But there's a good chance that you've got the same speech defect he does, and you don't even know it.
2013x5
Fantastic Features We Don't Have In The English Language
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Mei 31, 2013
There are lots of interesting features in other languages, some of which English would really benefit from having. I'm going to talk about four of them: time-independence, clusivity,
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There are lots of interesting features in other languages, some of which English would really benefit from having. I'm going to talk about four of them: time-independence, clusivity, absolute direction, and evidentiality.
Also, I've learned from last week: no irritating piano music this time!
2013x6
All The Colours, Including Grue: How Languages See Colours Differently
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Jun 07, 2013
Colours are easy, right? They're one of the first things you learn as a kid. But what if "blue" and "green" were the same colour? Or "light blue" and "dark blue" weren't? Well, guess what: there are languages out there that do exactly that.
Colours are easy, right? They're one of the first things you learn as a kid. But what if "blue" and "green" were the same colour? Or "light blue" and "dark blue" weren't? Well, guess what: there are languages out there that do exactly that.
2013x7
Whatever Happened to Tom's Hoodie?: Tom Scott at Thinking Digital 2013
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Jun 12, 2013
I give Thinking Digital 2013's health and safety crew a massive headache, while talking about sentimental value, physical objects and digital data.
I give Thinking Digital 2013's health and safety crew a massive headache, while talking about sentimental value, physical objects and digital data.
2013x8
Why You Swear in Anglo-Saxon and Order Fancy Food in French: Registers
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Jun 14, 2013
Why is an "odour" classier than a "smell"? Why is a "beverage" fancier than a "drink"? The answer lies in English history - and in the way we automatically know which 'register' of language to use. (Includes bonus medieval advice for constipation!)
Why is an "odour" classier than a "smell"? Why is a "beverage" fancier than a "drink"? The answer lies in English history - and in the way we automatically know which 'register' of language to use. (Includes bonus medieval advice for constipation!)
2013x9
There's Nothing Wrong With Saying "10 Items or Less": Descriptivism vs Prescriptivism
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Jun 21, 2013
If you see the phrase "10 items or less" in a supermarket and immediately cringe and complain that it should be "10 items or fewer"... well, you are not going to like this week's video.
If you see the phrase "10 items or less" in a supermarket and immediately cringe and complain that it should be "10 items or fewer"... well, you are not going to like this week's video.
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Jun 28, 2013
Every so often, someone has a brilliant idea to reform English spelling. And you're probably thinking that I'm about to go off on a rant about how spelling reform never works. The trouble is... sometimes, just sometimes, it does work.
Every so often, someone has a brilliant idea to reform English spelling. And you're probably thinking that I'm about to go off on a rant about how spelling reform never works. The trouble is... sometimes, just sometimes, it does work.
2013x11
Gender Neutral Pronouns: They're Here, Get Used To Them
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Jul 05, 2013
CORRECTIONS
March 9th, 2019
Back in 2013, I made a video about ‘singular they’ and gender-neutral pronouns. Looking back on it with half a decade of hindsight, there are several
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CORRECTIONS
March 9th, 2019
Back in 2013, I made a video about ‘singular they’ and gender-neutral pronouns. Looking back on it with half a decade of hindsight, there are several things I want to correct. I also have a few thoughts on how the reactions to it have changed over time, and why the video’s comments will remain off.
Firstly, while editing the video, I cut the first sentence of the script. That sentence didn’t seem to add anything, and I’m a believer in ‘don’t bore us, get to the chorus’. That would have been fine — if only the script didn’t refer back to that first sentence later on, noting that the viewer probably didn’t notice the singular they in it.
There used to be an annotation explaining that mistake, but YouTube’s deleted all annotations now. I regret the error.
Secondly, I mentioned that recently-coined gender-neutral prounouns (hir, xe, etc) haven’t caught on in regular usage, and that trying to deliberately add new words into a language is extremely difficult.
2013x12
Mele Kalikimaka: Why You Can't Say "Christmas" in Hawaiian
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Jul 12, 2013
It's not that Hawaiian has a completely different word for Christmas -- it's just that Kalikimaka is the closest that Hawaiian can possibly get to the word Christmas.
It's not that Hawaiian has a completely different word for Christmas -- it's just that Kalikimaka is the closest that Hawaiian can possibly get to the word Christmas.
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Aug 02, 2013
Or: what happens when you privatise Big Brother.
Or: what happens when you privatise Big Brother.
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Okt 12, 2013
In one of the tallest buildings in London, Tom answers the question of how many Gs you pull in a lift, with the help of some sugar and a very dirty kitchen scale.
In one of the tallest buildings in London, Tom answers the question of how many Gs you pull in a lift, with the help of some sugar and a very dirty kitchen scale.
2013x15
Why Do We Have "Ye Olde"? Obsolete Letters, and the Mysteries of Ye Olde Ming
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Dec 04, 2013
Why do we say "Ye Olde"? Why is "Menzies" pronounced "Mingis"? To find out, we have to go back into history.
Why do we say "Ye Olde"? Why is "Menzies" pronounced "Mingis"? To find out, we have to go back into history.
2013x16
Adjectival Order: Why A "Big Red Balloon", not a "Red Big Balloon"?
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Dec 11, 2013
The order of adjectives is one of those wonderful linguistic things that no-one really notices until it's pointed out to them.
The order of adjectives is one of those wonderful linguistic things that no-one really notices until it's pointed out to them.
2013x17
Why You Can Tweet More In Japanese: What Counts As A Character?
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Dec 17, 2013
Twitter was set up to support 140 characters. And in the English alphabet, that's easy to understand: a character is a letter, number, space or punctuation mark. People more or less
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Twitter was set up to support 140 characters. And in the English alphabet, that's easy to understand: a character is a letter, number, space or punctuation mark. People more or less agree with computers there. And if it was twenty years ago, that's exactly how the system would work. That far, no further.
2013x18
Seizoensfinale
Making Flaps Vibrate In Your Throat: Voicing
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Dec 20, 2013
There's an interesting thing about English that hardly anyone thinks about. There are two "th" sounds. And if you want to know why it took me twenty-one takes to record this intro, you try switching them round.
There's an interesting thing about English that hardly anyone thinks about. There are two "th" sounds. And if you want to know why it took me twenty-one takes to record this intro, you try switching them round.
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