Ever since I've heard Russell Peters's coinage, I've called my own uncontrolled slips into a Filipino accent, "Indian Tourettes."

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So I'm wondering if other people get this and if there's a legit academic term for it. I know people go in and out of languages in conversation- speak "Spanglish," "Taglish," etc - for a variety of reasons (an ( Read more... )

All that to read from my last post, and I've also downloaded Amazon Kindle on my new phone and Sherlock Holmes and Les Miserables after watching the 25th Anniversary Concert on TV. I like when opposing sides sing angrily about each other in harmony.

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I deleted Les Mis though because it was translated funny. Let me tell you something about ( Read more... )