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Welcome to the Hattics mailing list run by John Cowan, an offshoot of the Language Hat blog at languagehat.com.

This mailing list has nothing to do with His Hatness administratively, but I intend it to be used by Hattics who would like to have a place other than the comments to discuss Hattish things. This way we get to talk among ourselves between LH posts. Of course, it is not in any way intended to be in competition with LH itself.

The basic subject matters are the same as at LH, topic drift is encouraged, and anyone may participate who can behave civilly. To help keep down spam, everyone's first posting will be moderated, but I'm very fast to repost moderated emails (usually within 24 hours) in all the other groups I manage on this policy. (I will of course have Strange Powers, which are like Hattic Powers, only more intense.)

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Caesar Not Rex, John Cowan2

2/4/23

Is there no way to be notified of new posts to the website?

On Sat, Feb 4, 2023 at 1:57 AM Caesar Not Rex <notrexb...@gmail.com> wrote: Salutations: I

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Is there no way to be notified of new posts to the website?

On Sat, Feb 4, 2023 at 1:57 AM Caesar Not Rex <notrexb...@gmail.com> wrote: Salutations: I

2/4/23

Alexander Anichkin, … John Cowan6

8/12/19

good idea, John

Thanks, John! On Mon, 12 Aug 2019 at 12:02, John Cowan <co...@ccil.org> wrote: It's mostly

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good idea, John

Thanks, John! On Mon, 12 Aug 2019 at 12:02, John Cowan <co...@ccil.org> wrote: It's mostly

8/12/19

John Cowan, … Marie-Lucie Tarpent5

4/15/17

The Anim Languages of Southern New Guinea

Hi fellow hattics, I don't know the languages in question but I just want to comment on the

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The Anim Languages of Southern New Guinea

Hi fellow hattics, I don't know the languages in question but I just want to comment on the

4/15/17

John Cowan, … The Hat5

4/7/17

...And it appears to be resolved. All hail Songdog, and I'm going to bed! On Friday, April 7,

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...And it appears to be resolved. All hail Songdog, and I'm going to bed! On Friday, April 7,

4/7/17

Stephen Bruce, … Ran Ari-Gur4

1/11/14

A Goy Who Speaks Yiddish

t did have a link, and I didn't receive any message, so maybe it was that. It might also be my

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A Goy Who Speaks Yiddish

t did have a link, and I didn't receive any message, so maybe it was that. It might also be my

1/11/14

John Cowan, … Stephen Bruce10

9/16/13

Bowsma on Fermor; Cowan on Hattics

"For sale, baby shoes, never worn" is maybe not Hemingway; see https://en.wikipedia.org/

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Bowsma on Fermor; Cowan on Hattics

"For sale, baby shoes, never worn" is maybe not Hemingway; see https://en.wikipedia.org/

9/16/13

John Cowan, David Marjanovic3

9/6/13

The origin of English

David Marjanovic scripsit: > > --Tim Pulju, "A Reconsideration of the Sino-Kiowan Problem

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The origin of English

David Marjanovic scripsit: > > --Tim Pulju, "A Reconsideration of the Sino-Kiowan Problem

9/6/13

marie-lucie, John Cowan2

9/5/13

West Slavic reference(s) needed

marie-lucie scripsit: > A friend of mine who is a historian of Eastern Europe told me he had >

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West Slavic reference(s) needed

marie-lucie scripsit: > A friend of mine who is a historian of Eastern Europe told me he had >

9/5/13

John Cowan, marie-lucie3

9/4/13

"traître", not "trâitre"

marie-lucie scripsit: > Have you looked up "tra�tre" itself? I hadn't, and thanks

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"traître", not "trâitre"

marie-lucie scripsit: > Have you looked up "tra�tre" itself? I hadn't, and thanks

9/4/13

John Cowan, … The Hat9

9/4/13

Welcome; potatoes; coincidences; history jokes

That's great -- I love that kind of tangled lexical tale! On Tuesday, September 3, 2013 6:08:51

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Welcome; potatoes; coincidences; history jokes

That's great -- I love that kind of tangled lexical tale! On Tuesday, September 3, 2013 6:08:51

9/4/13

8/31/13

Selected spams from "The Ungentle Stepmother"

I was writing this comment just as His Hatness despammed and closed off the message: "She was

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Selected spams from "The Ungentle Stepmother"

I was writing this comment just as His Hatness despammed and closed off the message: "She was

8/31/13

8/29/13

Democrats et al.

I never realized until today that the US Democratic Party is the oldest continuous political party in

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Democrats et al.

I never realized until today that the US Democratic Party is the oldest continuous political party in

8/29/13

John Cowan, … Stephen Bruce3

8/28/13

Even nowadays, the letter е is more common than э after a consonant letter, unless the word is seen

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Even nowadays, the letter е is more common than э after a consonant letter, unless the word is seen

8/28/13

AJP Crown, … John Cowan12

8/26/13

New York Times Christian Obituary

AJP Crown scripsit: > John, where to your little aphorisms come from, the ones that appear > at

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New York Times Christian Obituary

AJP Crown scripsit: > John, where to your little aphorisms come from, the ones that appear > at

8/26/13

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