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arikaokrent

publichistorian Can anyone recommend francophone sf for me to read? Merci! 1:26 PM May 22nd via Seesmic Retweeted by arikaokrent and 2 others
This Burt guy must be running some pretty intense little bee sweatshops 9:32 AM May 22nd via web
@FiatLingua Aw, thx for the anniversary reminder. I celebrated with a bday party of 11 7-yr-old boys. Their conlang? Fake shooting sounds. 6:37 PM May 19th via web in reply to FiatLingua
@wayword Thanks for chewing! 6:29 PM May 19th via web in reply to wayword
b__k #Census data (DC ACS PUMS) tells us that 1.9% of DC households have no flush toilet. 1.4% have no running water. 6:21 AM May 15th via web Retweeted by arikaokrent
@BedrockImages Thanks! 7:40 AM May 14th via web in reply to BedrockImages
@carlacasilli @prerana123 Thanks so much! 7:39 AM May 14th via web in reply to carlacasilli
@atrubek Sold! 9:14 AM May 11th via web in reply to atrubek
GrantBarrett Did you see this Saturday? “The Long Bleep,” a podcast and blog about taboo language: longbleep.org 10:02 AM Apr 23rd via HootSuite Retweeted by arikaokrent and 2 others
"Ancient language" Nahuatl controls crime rings bit.ly/I1LGQA. In other news, mafia controls crime rings with "ancient" Roman dialect 6:43 PM Apr 20th via Tweet Button
Ranks of stylebook keepers, infiltrated! Thank you @johnemcintyre for 'hopefully.' Now on to the fight for singular 'they'? 12:41 PM Apr 19th via web
Go dead-tree media! RT @LaphamsQuart: Man lost in wilderness survives by burning latest issue of LQ. REALLY. bit.ly/HSAqaf 5:48 AM Apr 19th via TweetDeck
@StanCarey @tangoravi It's how they bridge the gender communication gap... 2:40 PM Apr 17th via web in reply to StanCarey
@ferrisjabr I guess that's why she speaks to the youth of America in its entirety 2:39 PM Apr 17th via web in reply to ferrisjabr
@icouldbeahacker I guess she's bi (lingual) 6:26 AM Apr 15th via web in reply to icouldbeahacker
"Boys say 'cool', girls say 'pretty', but they're technically the same" --6-yr-old sociolinguist 12:34 PM Apr 13th via web
If grandma asks what kind of job you can get with linguistics...David Peterson, Dothraki creator, Hollywood linguist bit.ly/HwHg0W 6:57 PM Apr 12th via web
@tcarmody thanks for the plug! 7:58 PM Apr 7th via Twitter for iPad in reply to tcarmody
@vcmcguire @phillydesign the berries are very tasty too! 6:53 PM Apr 4th via Twitter for iPad in reply to vcmcguire
@michellelegro @flaxclark @laphamsquart or just respond with the "pollice verso" and let the lions go to town 6:24 PM Apr 4th via Twitter for iPad in reply to michellelegro

Name Arika Okrent
Location Philadelphia
Web http://arikaokren...
Bio Linguist, author of In the Land of Invented Languages, bagel baker, language-proficiency faker, joke taker, and neighbor to more than a few Quakers.