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Parts of speech English doesn’t have, but these languages do!

Nouns, verbs, prepositions and… osphresaesthemes? Watch me get animated about the many parts of speech around the world. Support: please scroll down for links! Subscribe for more: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_… Tip me once: https://www.ko-fi.com/NativLang Patronize me per creation: / nativlang ~ Shortly … Continue reading

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Pictorial books from Mexico defy our definition of writing – Ñuu Dzaui pictography

The Mixtec script looks like pictures. It’s a writing system. How does it work? What happened to it? Here’s what makes their glyphs unique, even how their usefulness outlasted colonization. Subscribe for more: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_… Check my sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e… Group to … Continue reading

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Esperanza Spalding (i.n.) (@esperanzaspalding) | 🍉no more death no more starvation we insist! end the blockade now.🍉

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Cooking with Banana Leaves & Sewing My Own Clothes: A Self-Sufficient Life

[…] She crafts a batik, using traditional craft techniques and then sews a dress from the hand-dyed fabric. Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain Art prints: https://www.motherthemountain.com/store / motherthemountain / motherthemountain Anastasia’s Instagram: / anast.asia Julia’s Instagram: / juliavanderbyl We are sisters, Julia … Continue reading

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The invention of Jaywalking

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Will Algorithmic Self-Censorship Unalive Language? | Otherwords

TikTok users are altering their speech to evade algorithmic filters–but will this harm language in the long run? Otherwords is a PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and finds the fascinating, … Continue reading

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The clip that went viral around the world!

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The origin story of Kendo: Itō Ittōsai

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How Maps Made You Biased

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That’s a smart monkey 🐒

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