Showing posts with label terminology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label terminology. Show all posts

Friday, December 19, 2014

Joey


Probably baby kangaroos shouldn't be called "joeys." Only an "Australian" would come up with that name.

Thursday, December 29, 2011

The current fascination: Cult of Personality

I read articles like today's Time magazine piece "NKorea Calls Kim Jong Un 'Supreme Leader'" and can't help but think all the analysts, pundits, and other talking heads delight in using the word "Leader" in this context. One the one hand, I guess it respects the practice of the North Koreans, but, on the other, it seems only to emphasize their otherness.