1. Nobody Dances Anymore – Brandston
2. Nobody – The Wondergirls
3. No One Knows (feat. Domino) – Mark Ronson
4. Nobody Loves You Like Me – Jonathan Coulton
5. Just a Gigolo /Ain’t Got Nobody – Louis Prima
6. For No One – The Beatles
7. Nobody – Jukebox the Ghost
8. Never Had Nobody Like You (feat. Zooey Deschanel) – M. Ward
9. No One Needs to Know – Ozma
10. Nobody Gets Me Down – T-Model Ford
11. Can’t Nobody – 2NE1
12. Nobody Knows Me At All – The Weepies
(aired 12/5/11 on URY1350)
December 5, 2011
in Music,Playlists,radio_dj,Subliminal Panda,University of York,URY
1. OED Researcher
2. QI Elf
3. Jeopardy Researcher
4. Wikipedia lady
5. Ig Nobel lady
6. Wordnik lady
7. A New Field/Occupation That I Invent
It needs to use collection and organization of knowledge, but always with a sense of fun somewhere in the middle. Intellectual pursuits that value creativity. Self-directed tasks, but regular collaboration and brainstorming. Ok, that’s good for now.
October 24, 2011
in Autobiographical,TV,University of York,Words & Origins
Once upon a time, I learned that seeing -fer or -phor in a word means ‘to carry or bear.’ I love it a lot, I made a great comic about it, everybody’s happy. Yesterday I read Chapter 1 for my Syntax class, and it mentions the term anaphora. Examples of anaphors are himself, herself, itself, and themselves. Hmmm, said the brain. This term carries something, but what does ‘ana’ mean? At first I thought it was a simple negator like ‘a-‘ as in atypical, but no! [and then suddenly…]
October 20, 2011
in anagram,english,Etymology,greek,insignificant linguistics mystery,University of York,Words & Origins
There’s a big library on campus currently under noisy refurbishment, but this is not a list of that York Library. That would be a really long list, and I don’t think you would learn much from it. On the other hand, the books that I decided to carry across the ocean with me were chosen based on weight, relevance to the program, and proximity to my heart.
[and then suddenly…]
October 18, 2011
in Autobiographical,Books,dictionaries,latin,libraries,literature,University of York,Words & Origins
The University of York Coat of Arms
Most likely, the title of this post means nothing to you. For me, it was signpost in a series of cute irresistible signposts that suggested I go to the University of York in the fall to get my masters in Linguistics. [and then suddenly…]
July 20, 2011
in best post ever,career,Etymology,history of language,insignificant linguistics mystery,latin,University of York,Words & Origins
