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Where Words Came From: More Sanskrit Politician Names!
Where Words Came From: More Sanskrit Politician Names!
This time we look at the etymologies of Usha Chilukuri Vance, Harmeet Dhillon, and Nikki Haley
Trevor Dunkirk
Jul 22
Salad-Eaters Can’t Learn New Languages
Salad-Eaters Can’t Learn New Languages
Why Children Learn Faster Than You
Brandon Springer
Jul 18
The Importance of Literature
The Importance of Literature
Matthew Teutsch
Jul 18
Molecular Language: Language and Its Structure
Molecular Language: Language and Its Structure
If Nature speaks Molecules, how can we visualize the language of Molecules?
Ksenia Mik
Jul 17
No Longer There
No Longer There
An expat story on how a third language came to alter my previous ones. To lose one’s country is also to lose one’s language a little bit.
M. Soledad Berdazaiz
Jul 16
The Possibility of Abstraction
The Possibility of Abstraction
A short essay on information theory, redundancy, and meaning
Danielle Boccelli
Jul 15
Muskrat Funk
Muskrat Funk
A Manitoba Mudlark’s Origin Story
Sally Ito
Jul 13
What Came First: Language or Thought?
What Came First: Language or Thought?
Do words precede thought?
Nicolás Velásquez
Jul 13
Which Candidate Communicates Best
Which Candidate Communicates Best
I think we need to take a very careful look
Karen Shiebler
Jul 12
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Too Old to Marry? My Zodiac’s Hilarious Mexican Misunderstanding
Too Old to Marry? My Zodiac’s Hilarious Mexican Misunderstanding
Being lost (in translation) in Mexico City has its perks
Isabella Solcà
Jul 3
Lessons From My Portuguese Language Class
Lessons From My Portuguese Language Class
I learned more about cultures than the language
Becca Pollock
Jun 23
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