Monthly Archives: January 2012

The World’s Prose Mix

Posted on 23rd January, 2012 by Xophmeister

According to Wikipedia, at the time of writing there are a total of 205 sovereign states; including those that are disputed. That’s at least 205 different cultures, so the question is: Are there any concentrations of peoples in the world … Continue reading →

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Apostrophe’s War

Posted on 16th January, 2012 by Xophmeister

With a title like “Apostrophe’s War”, you’ll be forgiven in thinking that this is yet another trite rant on the supposed abuse of the apostrophe in contemporary written English. However, those who know me as a linguist may think I … Continue reading →

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Endianness

Posted on 10th January, 2012 by Xophmeister

In computer science, there’s a concept known as “endianness”. It refers to the order in which data is stored: “big endian” means that we start with the most significant bit and move to the least; “little endian” is the other … Continue reading →

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