Linguaphiles

Interesting article I found via a linguaphiles post: ❋ Tragic_elegance (2010)

Over the past 13 years, Garg has shared thousands of words with fellow linguaphiles, including illeist (someone who refers to himself in the third person, a la Bo Jackson), and petrichor (the pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell), and origin trivia like the fact that “shampoo” comes from the Hindi word “chumpee,” meaning “head massage.” ❋ Unknown (2007)

A caveat to all linguaphiles: Look passed transcription and see the phonetic reality beyond. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Ironically, much like the bible and its unquestioning literalists, many linguaphiles online are in the habit of quoting Starostin and holding his theories in great esteem while ignoring all the deep problems of logic that are immanent in them. ❋ Unknown (2007)

You'll be surprised and for linguaphiles out there, the living sounds of Yucatec conversation are beautiful to hear. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Meanwhile, linguaphiles (and Star Trek fans) can make their passion pay off by entering the Klingon Language Institute's $500 scholarship contest. ❋ Unknown (2004)

[Jordan’s] exorbitant use of [sophisticated vocabulary] is not result of an ostentatious personality; rather, he is a [linguaphile]. ❋ G1n4 (2009)