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The ‘Language Question’: How Language is Shaping Ukrainians Identity and Culture
The ‘Language Question’: How Language is Shaping Ukrainians Identity and Culture
Disclaimer: This blog will is based on my personal experience, and experience of those in my immediate social circle.
Kamelia Mars
Apr 29
Filler Phrases: A consultant’s guide to sounding clever
Filler Phrases: A consultant’s guide to sounding clever
Nothing like seeing your own words written down to make you cringe yourself inside out
Isis Shiffer
Apr 29
A High Tolerance for Confusion
A High Tolerance for Confusion
When I was two years old, I would call a ponytail a “toley hair”. I called chicken pox “pickin’ pox” — specifically my pickin pox as I was…
Bella FitzPatrick
Apr 28
Writing Lebanese
Writing Lebanese
Why I’d love a little language reform to help me learn Spoken Lebanese
Neil Shooter
Apr 27
Getting Rusty When I Don’t Use My Mother Tongue Regularly
Getting Rusty When I Don’t Use My Mother Tongue Regularly
How strong is my “accent”?
Andre Begin
Apr 27
Social media tribalism— things fell apart
Social media tribalism— things fell apart
Is this the end of social media as we know it?
Kem-Laurin Lubin, Ph.D-C
Apr 27
Why There’s No Wax in My Sincerity
Why There’s No Wax in My Sincerity
The importance of looking beyond folk etymology when studying the history of words?
Rui Alves
Apr 23
Molecular Dictionary: Designing Communication with Plants
Molecular Dictionary: Designing Communication with Plants
Nature speaks Molecules.
Ksenia Mik
Apr 23
Keep It Simple Sweetie
Keep It Simple Sweetie
Does doing the tortoise improve your balance?
Jl Millis
Apr 19
I Dare You to Join the Babel
I Dare You to Join the Babel
Join a publication for human stories about our experience with languages
Rui Alves
Apr 19
On Apes and AI
On Apes and AI
The common thread between “Ape Language” and AI is a striking human ability to engineer the circumstances in which self-deception thrives.
Vincent Carchidi
Apr 18
What Do Bagels Have to Do with Spelling Contests?
What Do Bagels Have to Do with Spelling Contests?
A “Where Words Came From” Linguistic Riddle
Trevor Dunkirk
Apr 15
Every Word A Bridge
Every Word A Bridge
For Writers Struggling to Connect to Their Craft
Matthew R. Manning
Feb 25, 2023
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