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What does Old English sound like? [Shorts]

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ANGLISH: English without the ‘foreign’ bits

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Why some say CHUBE and SHCHUPID (and why it’s RaSPEWtin, but POOtin)

An explanation of ‘Yod Coalescence’ and ‘Yod Dropping’! Fly telepod https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/telep… Rod Stewart Costume https://escapade.co.uk/products/rod-s…

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17 Job Titles in Victorian Slang | Mental Floss

By Paul Anthony Jones Nov 2, 2015 | Updated: May 13, 2022, 1:23 PM EDT Are you an “adjective-jerker,” a “learning-shover,” a “sublime rascal,” or perhaps a “castor-oil artist”? In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a trend emerged … Continue reading

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Pronouns: Little Words That Say a Lot | Otherwords

[…] Pronouns may be little, but they say a lot, and they’re always changing! Otherwords is a PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and fınds the fascinating, thought-provoking, and funny stories … Continue reading

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Toddler reads full sentences | Now This News

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Why Magical Realism is a Global Phenomenon | It’s Lit

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Cat and Dogg | Snoopdogg

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Why Swahili is becoming Africa’s Official Language

The Remarkable Rise of Swahili in Africa. Swahili is a Bantu language, which stands out from the rest in Africa and is the most spoken and widely studied indigenous African language. Swahili’s rise, development and spread also makes it the … Continue reading

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Nsibidi scripts | Ikom in the present day Cross River State, Nigeria

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