Recent content by nyeeh

Generally I tend to go over my material fairly casually (re-reading/refining my lecture notes) once a week until about a month before finals begin. After that I folow this basic study plan (This may not work for everyone but it works for me): (Step 1) Get any coursework that needs finishing...

Ok, I definatly want to see the results of this when you're done. I'm sure it will make for interesting reading. To answer your question, I am studying linguistics. However, while I'm not a stranger to sociolinguistics, my studies have focused more on the theoretical side. The practical...

An example of gay being used as an insult would be highly religious communities/areas (such as a catholic all boys high school). Honestly, those places can be brutal. Anyway, RE Yahtzee's use of ******, I'm gay and it never bothered me. Really, it's all about context. He's only using the...

Two Quick questions. Are you only interested in vocabulary, or are you also looking at variation within other categories (phonology, syntax etc) as well? What is your area of study? Are you examining the United Kingdom (in general terms) or a more specific area? (hey I told you I like...

I live in the North East and I hear ain't fairly often (though always in casual conversation). I wish I could say more but alas, analysing vocabulary change (in Present Day English) is not my strong point. That said, these conversations always interest me so I'll be sticking around.

I read a lot of DC comics, though I don't buy them as much these days. The only series i follow with any regularity right now is Batman (and even then, only through the trade paperbacks). If you try to collect every superhero comic, you become poor real quick. With that said, occasionally I...

This. Even when there's no ghosts present, it feels like you could run into a bunch at any second. The fact that you always have limited amounts of film (ammo) in the first game probably doesn't help. Of all the Fatal Frame games released in English, the first one is the only one I cannot...