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from my link log —
The linguistic registers of Rust.
https://without.boats/blog/the-registers-of-rust/
saved 2023-03-08 https://

“Without America you’d be speaking German.”
At some point children learn that the phrase alludes to not being under the boot of fascism, not some linguistic objection.

Linguistic Cartographies: Narratives of Displacement and Belonging Through Language Contact in Political Literature https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/01/12/linguistic-cartographies-narratives-of-di…

rare good news https://bsky.app/profile/dropsitenews.com/post/3mcl7mhmpb22h

Random linguistic fact:
κεφτές is related to kofta - both derive from the Classican Persian کوفته

Well this is very cool and very handy, especially as Google Trabslate keeps getting worse, somehow.
https://www.icelandreview.com/news/new-online-dictionary-aims-to-make-icelandic-more-accessible/

New Online Dictionary Aims to Make Icelandic More Accessible
A new online Icelandic–English dictionary has been launched by the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies. This handy, modern resource is perfect for aspiring language learners, translators, and anyone interested in the Icelandic language. Built on the foundation of the multilingual Scandinavian project ISLEX, the new site combines linguistic research with user-friendly digital tools. The […]

Comedian Sean Collins describing some common Canadian linguistic subtleties.
@StandUpComedy #SeanCollins
https://www.biglaughboutique.com/talent/sean-collins-bio…

🎲 TextBandit: Evaluating Probabilistic Reasoning in LLMs Through Language-Only Decision Tasks
#llm

TextBandit: Evaluating Probabilistic Reasoning in LLMs Through Language-Only Decision Tasks
Large language models (LLMs) have shown to be increasingly capable of performing reasoning tasks, but their ability to make sequential decisions under uncertainty only using natural language remains underexplored. We introduce a novel benchmark in which LLMs interact with multi-armed bandit environments using purely textual feedback, "you earned a token", without access to numerical cues or explicit probabilities, resulting in the model to infer latent reward structures purely off linguistic cu…

#IsraelIsATerroristState

Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society
NEW HAVEN, CT—Calling such concern for linguistic precision a clear indicator of a thriving country, a panel of historians from Yale University issued a statement Thursday announcing that quibbling over the exact definition of a concentration camp was a sign of a healthy society. “Studies of the past tell us that nitpicking the particular semantics […]

Linguistic Cartographies: Narratives of Displacement and Belonging Through Language Contact in Political Literature
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updated: Monday, January 12, 2026 - 3:17pmfull name / name of organization: Anna…
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It’s strange to watch the world ignore that it’s not just the medium that matters, but the message does too.
And by “the message” I mean both the ideas and the precise language or visuals used to communicate them.
Subtle differences in linguistic execution of the same idea in the same format can have radically opposite effects. The same applies to an image captured from a different angle or in a different style or in a different composition.
And yet it feels like most organizations and most people within them are determined to march on ignoring any consideration of subtlety and craft.
#writing #design #art #marketing