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#TIL that "Kristallnacht" is a deprecated term in Germany, comparable to the N-word. Because it is seen as euphemistic, a term coined by the Nazis. The current term is "Novemberpogrome 1938". #germany #genocide #jewish #language

Hello Mexico 🇲🇽! My name is Carlos. I am an 📗#Esperanto speaker, 🌐 #Language learner, 🎸bass player. I love eating 🍣 sushi, 🎧 listening to music (AURORA fan here) and playing ☗☖ Mini Shogi. I'm here after the end of toot.community #FirstToot #Introduction #NewHere #SelfIntroduction #FediverseIntro #HelloFediverse #Intro

How do you pronounce the last consonant in the English word "licorice"? You can hear those sounds aloud at this link: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/licorice More about the poll below. 👇 1/n #English #Language #Pronunciation

Lie vs Lay https://hynek.me/articles/lie-vs-lay/ #Language #Grammar #Writing

🐶 TIL: A #1920s #psychology #experiment asked people to match made-up words with shapes, and most agreed that "bouba" sounds round while "kiki" sounds spiky. Researchers in #Italy tested 70 dogs, playing the words over speakers while showing both shapes on screens. The #dogs looked more at the round shape during "bouba" and the spiky shape during "kiki." 👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/dogs-seem-to-agree-with-humans-that-bouba-is-round-and-kiki-is-spiky #science #boubakiki #language #research #animals #cognition #learning #education #animals #nature #behavior

Japanese has a word for when your husband makes you sick. Learn the language behind one of Japan's most surprising ideas about marriage and retirement. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/07/17/language/japanese-husband-stress-illness/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #grammar #jlptn2 #jlptn3 #retirement

#language #linguistics #onomatopoeia

It's like they know me. #language #english #writing

I've been working on translating a short Manding song. It talks about an attractive woman whom the singer is in love with. But he keeps interjecting "Apolo.” Now what exactly is a Greco-Roman god or the space programme doing in a West African song? As far as I've been able to find out, it's used as a poetic metaphor. To him, she seems completely out of reach, like going to the moon, but perhaps it can still happen somehow. Apolo! I think that's really awesome! #Ethnomusicology #Language

KISS MINE ARSE. An offer, as Fielding observes, very frequently made, but never, as he could learn, literally accepted. A kiss mine arse fellow; a sycophant. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785) -- #books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons@a.gup.pe

📚️ Yiddish: Biography of a Language "He addresses key aspects of Yiddish as the language of a diasporic population, whose speakers have always used more than one language. As the vernacular of a marginalized minority, Yiddish has often been held in low regard compared to other languages, and its legitimacy as a language has been questioned." 🔗 https://global.oup.com/academic/product/yiddish-9780190651961 #Yiddish #Language #Biography #Linguistics #Reading #UniversityPress #Academia #Nonfiction #Book #Books #Bookstodon

📚️ 🇸🇾 A Primer on Ugaritic: Language, Culture and Literature "A Primer on Ugaritic is an introduction to the language of the ancient city of Ugarit, a city that flourished in the second millennium BCE on the Lebanese coast, placed in the context of the culture, literature, and religion of this ancient Semitic culture." 🔗 https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511996962 #AncientNearEast #Syria #Religion #Language #Linguistics #Literature #Culture #Reading #UniversityPress #Academia #Nonfiction #Book #Books #Bookstodon

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@david_chisnall/117325070805383038 Inspired by David, I'd like to know about a word you'd like to upgrade with a better loanword from another language because you like it better. I vote for Japanese "gomi" to replace English "garbage", because gomi is such a bouncy, joyful word. #Language #Loanwords What about you?

BURNER. He is no burner of navigable rivers; i.e. he is no conjuror, or man of extraordinary abilities; or rather, he is, but a simple fellow. See THAMES. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785) -- #books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons@a.gup.pe

“Middle English edition”? Do you really mean that, Amazon? Ich doute nat that Chaucer wolde be wel plesed. #Language #Ukulele #MiddleEnglish

I just published another essay on my blog, 'Metaphor Matters.' It talks about the ways metaphors go beyond helping us visualize a topic to influencing how we think about that topic. https://netsettlement.blogspot.com/2026/09/metaphor-matters.html #language #metaphor #philosophy

Hiberno-English word/phrase of the day: Equal When used in the phrase 'I'm equal' it means 'I don't care' (coming from the Irish 'is cuma liom': 'I don't care', 'I don't mind', literally 'it is equal to me'). E.g. "It's equal to me where ye go." Griffin, "The Collegians": "It's equal to me any day, winter or summer, whether I go ten miles or twenty." Boucicault, "Shaugraun": "Claire: D'ye think I'm not equal to making the butter come?" #ireland #slang #language

5 Things Writers Should Know About the Language of Demons, Evil, and ‘The Enemy’ in Politics Author and professor Michael E. Heyes shares five things writers should know about the language of demons, evil, and "the enemy" in politics. The post 5 Things Writers Should Know About the Language of Demons, Evil, and ‘The Enemy’ in Politics appeared first on Writer's Digest. https://www.writersdigest.com/5-things-writers-should-know-about-the-language-of-demons-evil-and-the-enemy-in-politics #BeInspired #TheWritersLife #GoodVsEvil #Language #politicalnonfiction

Just discovered "A Guide to Scots Bird Names" edited by Robin Jackson. Now very out of print, but the PDF edition is available to download from his ResearchGate account. An absolutely delightful book for lovers of birds and the Scots language. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/364262419_A_Guide_to_Scots_Bird_Names #Birds #Scotland #Birding #Language

Bilingualism may be one of the most effective tools for maintaining cognitive health as we age https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/learning-another-language-may-be-one-of-the-best-ways-to-keep-your-brain-healthy/ #science #neuroscience #language