Category Archives: Language

Allusionist 172. A Brief History of Brazilian Portuguese | The Allusionist

Posted on March 18, 2023 by agogo22

“The myths, or the received wisdom, about Portuguese language in Brazil is that, of course we know we speak a very different version of the language, but this has always been explained to us as maybe perhaps a defect of … Continue reading →

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Thoth’s Pill – an Animated History of Writing

Posted on February 23, 2023 by agogo22

My animation takes you through the birth and evolution of writing. Watch the story of the world’s scripts unfold, from the early cave days to modern writing systems. But only if you choose to take Thoth’s Pill… This animated documentary … Continue reading →

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Incredible Zulu click language – The ultimate tongue twister.

Posted on February 18, 2023 by agogo22

akhile has a new channel!! If you like his stuff, please consider subscribing to his channel here: https://youtube.com/channel/UCM2YGltZ… I know it would mean the world to him… Many of the languages spoken by the Nguni people of southern Africa as … Continue reading →

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A Great Day for the Welsh Language

Posted on February 10, 2023 by agogo22

Owen Williams discusses the folklore origins of ‘Yr Wyddfa’, the Welsh name for the no longer accepted ‘Snowdon’. Art & Animation: @grindletoons Audio: Owen Williams twitter.com/@OwsWills Taken from BBC Radio 2 – Jeremy Vine, November 17th 2022

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My friends have perfect pitch. HOW?!

Posted on January 24, 2023 by agogo22
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How the Edwardians Spoke [signed]

Posted on December 25, 2022 by agogo22
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A Museum Dedicated to Mistranslated Japanese Phrases | Spoon & Tamago

Posted on December 12, 2022 by agogo22

DECEMBER 6, 2022 / JOHNNY / Anyone who has been to Japan has undoubtedly encountered the mistranslated phrase. Robotic translator gone awry? Translation job outsourced to intern who took a semester of English? Whatever the reason, these mistranslations have offered … Continue reading →

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What did the Rosetta Stone’s inscription actually communicate? | Aeon Videos

Posted on December 4, 2022 by agogo22

What did the Rosetta Stone actually intend to say, and what can it tell us about the ancient Egyptians who inscribed it? There’s a good chance you know a fact or two about the artefact called the Rosetta Stone – … Continue reading →

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Who pronounces foreign words like PASTA right? 🇺🇸 or 🇬🇧?

Posted on November 28, 2022 by agogo22

A discussion of the different ways American and British English pronounce loanwords from other languages. The Harry Potter logo is Ukrainian Гаррі, not Russian Гарри. Ой. Thanks to @Teverell for Vigo, Kent, another Spanish placename in the UK. Various commenters … Continue reading →

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A conversation with Simon Roper Part 2

Posted on November 12, 2022 by agogo22

This is the second half of my chat with linguist and YouTuber Simon Roper. Part 1 is on Simon’s channel: The starting point of our conversation was my book ‘English After RP’ https://www.amazon.co.uk/English-Afte…

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