Tag Archives: Language

Why are they spelled with U?

Posted on August 11, 2025 by agogo22
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Japanese and Turkish related? #linguistics #history #language

Posted on August 8, 2025 by agogo22
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Why is it called a ‘cockpit’? | AVIATION WORDS

Posted on August 7, 2025 by agogo22

Welcome aboard flight WU321 bound for Etymology Island. In this episode, Rob and Jess take to the skies and soar through the word origins of a multitude of aviation terms. ✈️ Is it an ‘airplane’ or an ‘aeroplane’? 🐓 Why … Continue reading →

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An amazing English font designed by Dmitry Lamonov.

Posted on August 4, 2025 by agogo22
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Etienne Naude and Angel Sierra created an “Earth sandwich” by placing bread at precise points on either side of the planet, at the same time.

Posted on July 31, 2025 by agogo22
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STRESS-SHIFT: stress, accent, and rhythm EXPLAINED

Posted on July 27, 2025 by agogo22

[…] The stresses shown in dictionaries are so often different from the reality of English speech. To understand why, we need to unpack STRESS, ACCENT and RHYTHM! For animations, a big thankyou to Marta at / @3dprintsandleaves 0:00 Introduction 3:36 … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 27, 2025 by agogo22

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

Posted on July 27, 2025 by agogo22

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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Will Algorithmic Self-Censorship Unalive Language? | Otherwords

Posted on July 25, 2025 by agogo22

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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Why are people saying Chalant?

Posted on July 24, 2025 by agogo22
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