User:DBowie

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(And yes, I know that it’s horribly ugly—I’m still working on it.)

This user is an academic.
This user has published peer-reviewed articles in academic journals.
This user is a linguist.




Name This user's name is David Bowie.




No, really, that is my name.

This user is interested in Linguistics.
[lɪŋ]
This user's favourite subject is Linguistics.




Well, not just interested, actually—I am a variationist sociolinguist, and most of my degrees are in linguistics.

This user graduated from Prince George’s Community College.
AA This user has an Associate of Arts degree in General Studies.




This user is a student or alumnus of the University of Maryland.
BA This user has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics.




Penn This user attends or attended
the University of Pennsylvania.
PhD This user has a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Linguistics.




While attending grad school, I learned one of the great truths of life.

This user prefers his cheesesteaks with Whiz from Jim's on South Street, and knows that Pat's and Geno's are low-brow, trashy tourist traps.




Since I am a linguist by training and profession, people often ask me how many languages I know.

en This user is a native speaker of English.
enm-2 Muchel knoweth this segge of Englissh.
ang-2 Þes brūcere cann forðian mid middelre mǣðe Englisces.




de-3 Dieser Benutzer hat sehr gute Deutschkenntnisse.
als-2 Dä Benutzer hät fortgschritteni Alemannischkenntnis.
pdc-1 Daer Yuuser do schwetzt ebbes Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch.




hu-1 Ez a szerkesztő alapszinten beszéli a magyar nyelvet.
la-2 Hic utilisator media latinitate contribuere potest.




en-us-67 Like 67% of native English speakers, this user speaks American English.
SoE-n This person is a native speaker of Southern American English
(Southern bah the grace o' God)




pig-5 Isthay useryay ancay ontributecay Igpay Atinlay atyay ayay ofessionalpray evellay.
sar-4 This user is a near-native speaker of sarcasm.




... This user would like to be able to speak more languages.





People also sometimes ask me for my professional opinions on their grammatical usage.

they This user considers singular they standard English usage.
to¦go This user chooses to sometimes use split infinitives.
…in. Ending a sentence with a preposition is something that this user is okay with.
who This user prefers using who for both the object and subject case. Who does it hurt to simplify things?




English Singulars: "The data is..." This user recognizes that "data", "media", and "agenda" have become incorporated into English as singular nouns.
which & that This user joins with Dickens, Melville, and other great writers[1] in rejecting the canard that which may not be used for restrictive relative clauses.






A, B, and
A and B		 This user uses the serial comma unless its inclusion is confusing.
“…”? This user thinks “British punctuation is best for quotation marks”. Do you?
by The passive voice may be used by this user.




snk This user says either sneaked or snuck.




As a linguist, I know several methods of representing speech phonetically. Some I use regularly (the IPA), while I’ve gained experience with others due to my work (the Deseret Alphabet).

ipa
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This user fully understands the International Phonetic Alphabet.
dsrt This user understands the Deseret alphabet, a phonetic alphabet for the English language.




I have a number of non-professional but serious interests, as well.

This user is interested in the Supreme Court of the United States.
This user is interested in Higher Education.
This user is interested in politics.




In many ways, though, I am your run-of-the-mill nerd:

<html> This user can write HTML.
xml This user can write XML.
.css This user can write Cascading Style Sheets.




CG This user's alignment is Chaotic Good: the "Rebel."
This user knows the Ultimate Answer.




Moving to a purely personal level, I enjoy many wastes of time.

B This user is a fan of black or dark comedy.
I This user is a fan of Improvisational comedy.
S This user is a fan of Surreal comedy.




This user's news source is The Onion.
This user would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.




This user is a fan of the Capitol Steps.
Who This user knows Who's on First.
fan-3 This user thinks that Bob Newhart is the greatest comedian of all time.




Calvin This user enjoys sports where the rules are always changing.
Sellout This user watches the Super Bowl for the ads.




This user enjoys psychedelic rock.
This user enjoys Gospel Music.
Music of the common people This user enjoys folk music.
This user is a fan of progressive rock.




This user enjoys cooking.
This user is a bibliophile.




And so forth.

SI-0 This user thinks the metric system is bureaucratic and inhuman and will think in Fahrenheit until he/she dies.
0.\bar{9}=1 This user knows that 0.999... is exactly 1, but acquired a migraine learning it.
This user loathes, but is forced to observe, Daylight Saving Time.




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song-3 This user's favorite song is "Awaken" by Yes.




X This user is a member of Generation X.
Libra This user is a Libran.
This user is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.




This user is a citizen of the United States of America.
Flag of Maryland
 This user lives in or hails from the state of Maryland.
This user lives in the state of Florida. However, this user is not a native.




This user is a blood donor.
Violet This user loves the colour violet.




Oh—and it had to be:

DB This user is a fan of David Bowie.