Lost and found in translation
Aarthi Muthukumar/File
I know from school and dictionaries that language has defined meanings, but I learned from my experience of speaking Spanish how words also have tastes, smells, sounds and sights.
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So, what are we? Ways to refer to the person you’re hooking up with
Tiffany Ho/File
We at the night department have compiled a list of things you can call your casual sex partner for the next time they try and play with your emotions.
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Bajan-isms: Translating Barbadian slang
Bridget Long/Staff
One of the weirdest things about being an international student is dealing with two or more sets of slang. Here are some of my favorite Bajan words to add to your speech.
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Fall vs. autumn: Which came first, which is best?
Aarthi Muthukumar /Senior Staff
Leaves are changing color, midterms are in full swing and I’m feeling an urge to decorate my room with miniature gourds. Fall is here — or is it autumn?
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In defense of Comic Sans
Comic Sans, the font that launched a thousand memes, was unleashed on the world in 1994. It’s been absolute chaos ever since. But what is it about a simple font that sparks so much debate?
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Using Korean words that don’t translate to English
Having grown up in South Korea, I can’t describe all of my feelings in English. Here is a list of Korean words without a direct English translation!
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Furspeech: The ‘purrfect’ constructed language of furries
Regardless of your opinions on furspeech, its consistent fan base and ability to permeate through several cultures under one constructed language is pretty “purrrfect” in itself.
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Read the fine print: The cliche for your personality type
While you can’t judge a book by its cover, perhaps your Myers-Briggs Type Indicator can judge which cliche matches your personality.
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‘Night eyes’: Copy editors share the rules they can’t unsee
After you get trained as a copy editor at The Daily Californian, it becomes virtually impossible to stop copy editing everything and anything you read. This, my friend, is what we Daily Cal copy editors like to call “night eyes.”
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What’s so special about you? The weighted words of the happy birthday song
While much can be said about the legal ethics, or lack thereof, of copyrighting the “Happy Birthday to You” song we all love, something else can be asked about the situation itself: What made the song so valuable?
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