Saturday, November 10, 2012

The Linguist’s Calendar: November 10

Larry Trask
November 10

1944: British-American historical linguist and Vasconist Larry Trask is born in upstate New York.
 
1993: While not an EU member state, Norway promises that it will give its Saami-speaking minority the same rights as minorities within the EU.
 
2003: After demands from a certain fast food chain, the word "McJob" is deleted from the web edition of Merriam-Webster’s dictionary.

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