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A Museum Dedicated to Mistranslated Japanese Phrases | Spoon & Tamago
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
What did the Rosetta Stone’s inscription actually communicate? | Aeon Videos
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
Who pronounces foreign words like PASTA right? 🇺🇸 or 🇬🇧?
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
A conversation with Simon Roper Part 2
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…
Ancient Egypt: Hieroglyphs and writing systems | National Museums Liverpool
Join our Egyptologist, Ashley Cooke, as he takes us on a 5,000-year journey uncovering the many mysteries and hidden stories that lie within the Ancient Egypt gallery at World Museum! In this episode of our mini series we take a … Continue reading
WEAK FORMS: Why You Don’t Sound Like a Native…?
Many of the commonest words of English are pronounced in a special reduced way, by Brits, Americans & others. Even in careful, formal speech. Even by famous, admired speakers. Fry’s English Delight: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00x… Judi Dench in Westminster Abbey: The Queen: … Continue reading
Yes, the Inuit have dozens of words for snow – but what does each one mean exactly? | Aeon Videos
Travel by snowmobile through a pristine white landscape in north Quebec in search of the dozens of Inuit words for snow You’ve probably heard that there are dozens of Inuit names for snow, but what do they each mean, and … Continue reading
About the Tamil language
Today we’re traveling to the lands of ancient kingdoms and civilizations of Southern India, to the lands where they speak languages old as time itself. Tamil is an official language and one of the 6 classical languages of India. It … Continue reading
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