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Project Log Conlang & World-Building Progress Current Focus: Nomadic Gear & Material Terminology

Hey guys I am back after a long break. I had been thinking about the drawing I made from a previous drawing prompt -- home from the snow I planned then to further

A Pronunciation Error That Cost a Life*

Could you imagine being a guide of an important Militar chief and you do a terrible mistake, in part not your falt but the foreign pronuntiation of the chief? Mentioned

Languages are never “pure”

Studying linguistics makes you see languages differently. We often say that Spanish, French or Italian “come from Latin”. But that’s not exactly true. They didn’t

Calphabet - 19. Pedagogic Code

Pedagogic Code is a proposal to make code not only functional and but also highly instructive and easily understandable, especially for non programmers. Pedagogic

Calphabet - 20. Conclusion

Crafting the Calphabet, a unique fusion of alphabet and calendar, is an ambitious and challenging endeavor. These articles serve as preliminary drafts to initiate

Trabajando para algo grande 💥💯 / Working for something big 💥💯

Español Buenas noches comunidad de liketu, Hive y futuros profesionales. El día de hoy quiero compartirles mi esfuerzo de cada día estar en la universidad, me dio

Etymology and Cardi B.

By Tiffany Marcum If you use Instagram, Vine, listen to pop radio, or have seen any of the Love and Hip Hop series, you may know who I am describing already. Cardi

Ancient antagonists: how our ancestors cursed at each other. Part one — the Greeks

By Joana Atanasova We naturally perceive our ancestors as the “old and wise” ones. “Listen to your grandfather! He knows better!” is what your mom would say when

What’s In an Accent?

By Stefano Nunes I would like to begin by stating the simple fact that there is no such thing as “not having an accent”. Every language has accents; if they are

Dispatches from Linguists: Dinner with the In-Laws, Language Barriers

By Rachael Brown This month the Dispatch is from Rachael Brown, who narrates a humorous tale of learning German and how this can bring an extra level of stress to

Some Linguistic Customs Around the World

By Valentin Pradelou There are as many varieties of language as there are customs attached to these languages. It is easy to note, when learning a new language,

Seeing and Unseeing

By Gil Cohen Ever heard of the saying: “Once you see it, you can’t unsee it”? Let’s say you have a friend who has a habit of chewing very loudly, but you don’t hear

The Best of the World's Untranslatable Words

By Catherine Muxworthy Every language has words in it that are unique to it, that don't translate exactly as a singular word or idea from one language into another.

The Big DON’Ts of Language Learning: Don't Look for ONE method

By Alessio F. Bona The promise of “the best way” to do a certain thing is a very tempting one. Advertisements and click-baits are full of such promises: the best

"Mum, I Missed the Plane!" and Other Translations of Film Titles

By Rebekah Bradshaw In many ways, Hollywood, and popular culture more generally, has become a kind of lingua franca for the younger generations across the globe.

Ancient antagonists: how our ancestors cursed at each other. Part two — the Romans.

THIS ARTICLE IS NOT SAFE FOR WORK By Joana Atanasova There is such a vast amount of ancient profanities that are worth the read, that I just simply couldn’t leave

Monkey see, monkey do, monkey speak

How Yerkish helps us understand primates By Joana Atanasova Every now and then an article from a sketchy website would come up on my newsfeed, claiming that the

How to read Japanese characters and why it is so hard and interesting at the same time

By Linguipixie Reading Chinese characters can be difficult already, since you need to memorize both the meaning and the pronunciation of a character, but Japanese

Three Discussions with Free Discourse (The First of Three)

Three Discussions of Free Discourse (The First) Abuse of Language: Abuse of Power The Empire of Lies: Pseudoreality, The Brutalisation of Language - Yizz The Eunuch

What is your most favourite language for doing business and why?

Please specify what is your most favourite language for doing business from your personal experience and why. Thank you very much in advance for your answer(s).