http://www.deanesmay.com/ Defending the liberal tradition in history, science, and philosophy en-us 2007-07-02T09:07+00:00 http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1183368942.shtml This article in the Jamaica Gleaner attempts to translate the accents of those interviewed into the written word. I've never seen anything like this before, not in a news article.... Trudy W. Schuett 2007-07-02T09:07+00:00 http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1169744449.shtml Isaiah Washington has started counselling after a furor erupted over a gay slur that he directed against fellow cast member T.R. Knight on the hit television hospital drama back in... Shay 2007-01-25T17:01+00:00 http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1168168585.shtml I save trite insults for trite minds. One such organ belongs to Ariana Huffington. She is emblematic of everything that kept me away from the left; and keeps me still critical... Ali Eteraz 2007-01-07T11:01+00:00 http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1163049976.shtml Words change over time. This is a universal in all languages. Despite the best efforts of teachers and grammarians everywhere, words change meaning. We can fight to retard or to shape... Dean 2006-11-09T05:11+00:00 http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1126251401.shtml Have you ever heard the terms "rhotic" and "non-rhotic?" They're fairly obscure linguistic terms that probably ought to be better known, because they describe the two largest and most common variations... Dean 2005-09-09T10:09+00:00