Tag Archives: Language

The letter “Q” has a strange history…

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A Banksy quote that is displayed at the Moco Museum in London.

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Why do Brits think ‘pants’ are underwear? | CLOTHING WORDS

[…] Jess and Rob are unravelling the origins of our words for fabric and clothing in this highly fashionable episode of Words Unravelled. 🩲 Why do ‘pants’ mean different things in the UK and US? 👖 Which city are your … Continue reading

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Xiaoma, a polyglot, was invited to give a speech at a high school for Language Week, and he delivered the entire speech in Gen Alpha slang.

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understanding litotes is not rocket science

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Do other languages use suffixes differently?

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Arabic doesn’t have the word “is”

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Why is there an N in “passenger”?

[…] 🚃 Why do Brits say “transport” and Americans “transportation”? 🚊 What’s the difference between a train and a locomotive? 🚙 How do you actually pronounce Hyundai? These questions answered – and many more – in this transport[ation] special of … Continue reading

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About the Frisian languages

  f you want to dive deeper into all things Frisian or even learn Frisian, check out the Frisian with Hilbert channel: / @frisianwithhilbert Imagine you have a sibling who moves out from your parents’ house and has this amazing … Continue reading

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Do other languages have alphabetical order? #language #history #education #didyouknow

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