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@usul@piaille.fr
2026-05-17 16:24:15

The Mongolian language is really interesting! #mongolia #language #inter...

@colinpurrington@flipping.rocks
2026-05-17 20:24:40

Currently wearing Birkenstocks and drinking a beer while practicing German in the garden. My grandmother (from Magdeburg) would have been so proud. #german #language #beer

@qurlyjoe@mstdn.social
2026-06-01 02:32:11

#language #linguistics
I’m doing the Apple News #Quartiles puzzle, there’s an interesting pair of words, amatory and defamatory. At first glance they look similar and one might think they were close…

@sherold@mastodon.online
2026-05-21 20:00:18

“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein
#quotes #philosophy #language

@sherold@mastodon.online
2026-05-23 05:48:19

Can you think of any brands from the English-speaking world that use an ellipsis in their advertising slogan and are widely recognized?
The only one that comes to mind is the slogan "Square, practical..." from the German candy brand Rittersport, and I'm looking for an English equivalent.
#language

@sascha_wolfer@fediscience.org
2026-06-24 14:12:22

#linguistics #jobs
14(!) Ph.D. positions are available in the international, interdisciplinary and intersectorial research and training network "MultiLAwa – Multilingual Language Awareness in the European Digital Society".
The network focusses on the interconnections between #language #awareness, pluri-/ #multilingualism and #digitality.
Find more information on the open #PhD positions here: multilawa.eu/open-phd-position

@colinpurrington@flipping.rocks
2026-05-31 21:26:23

Why a story LEAD is now, often, spelled LEDE. #etymology #journalism #newspaper #news #language #linguistics merriam-webster.com/wordplay/b

@colinpurrington@flipping.rocks
2026-06-08 10:45:20

I've been listening to podcasts about the Civil War and have been struck by how almost everyone mispronounces Ku Klux Klan, saying "CLUE" for the first part even though there is no "L". Among the offenders are commentators in Ken Burn's The Civil War, everyone on NPR news, and, if memory serves me, characters in the movie, BlacKkKlansman, which is astounding. I found an image from the 1930s that shows that it's not just a modern problem. Drives me nuts. #CivilWar #KuKluxKlan #KluKluxKlan #kkk #linquistics #language #history #spelling #racism #pennsylvania

@colinpurrington@flipping.rocks
2026-05-26 12:08:00

French speakers, does one spell it "le shampooing" or "le shampoing"? #shampoo #french #language #shower #soap