Comments on: Toiletological English https://languageonthemove.com/toiletological-english/ Multilingualism, Intercultural communication, Consumerism, Globalization, Gender & Identity, Migration & Social Justice, Language & Tourism Sun, 28 Jul 2019 05:40:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: khan https://languageonthemove.com/toiletological-english/#comment-5423 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:37:04 +0000 http://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=7018#comment-5423 Thanks very much for the wonderful post which brings out very clearly the links between loan words and market forces. By the way, i thougt it was an advert of some family picnic spot.

Best wishes,
Khan

]]> By: Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江 https://languageonthemove.com/toiletological-english/#comment-5369 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:03:12 +0000 http://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=7018#comment-5369 A great sequel to your toiletology post (http://languageonthemove.com/recent-posts/toiletology)! Not that I want to trivialise the importance of debates over language use, I think they often work to keep our attention away from issues that are having more tangible impact on our everyday lives. Re the cultural defeatism, ‘English sells’ is as true as ‘sex sells’ in the global media today:-(

]]> By: Suzanne @ Genome Engineering https://languageonthemove.com/toiletological-english/#comment-5368 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:05:38 +0000 http://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=7018#comment-5368 Found you on research Blogging and loved the piece – as a science journalist I really enjoy neologisms and the use of language. Good point about accessibility and visibility – loan words can be fun, exciting and make a point, but aren’t useful when you are desperate for the loo. Still boggling at the concept of a toilet loyalty card…

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