Tag Archives: English language

Language Does Not Equal Reality

Posted on February 15, 2020 by N.S. Palmer

Every Saturday, my friend Jim Grey publishes a “recommended reading” list of interesting blogs from the previous week. Today’s list linked to an article about the benefits of speaking multiple languages. Jim explained: “I used to speak German very well. … Continue reading →

Posted in Epistemology, Philosophy, Psychology | Tagged Chinese, English language, Language, Multilingual, Newspeak, Objective reality, Postmodernism | 4 Comments

X Marks the Spot

Posted on May 28, 2019 by N.S. Palmer

“Latinx?” What the heck is that? I see the word a lot lately. I finally figured out why media people have started using it. A Latino is a male Hispanic. A Latina is a female Hispanic. The words look like … Continue reading →