Tag: language

Jan 12, 2023

The Explanations Behind 15 Misleading Misnomers

The Explanations Behind 15 Misleading Misnomers

The “funny bone” isn’t a bone at all.

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Jan 8, 2023

New Thesis Claims May Have Decoded 2,500-Year-Old “Language Machine”

New Thesis Claims May Have Decoded 2,500-Year-Old “Language Machine”

“Pāṇini’s algorithm creates grammatically correct Sanskrit words and those of many other languages.”

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Nov 3, 2022

4 Grammar Rules You Really Don’t Need to Worry About

4 Grammar Rules You Really Don’t Need to Worry About

Still… aren’t you curious?

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Sep 26, 2022

12 Illnesses You Can Only Catch in German

12 Illnesses You Can Only Catch in German

I’ve got that bad Föhnkrankheit.

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Sep 23, 2022

9 Maps That Show the Differences in How Americans Say Things

9 Maps That Show the Differences in How Americans Say Things

Y’all gonna learn today!

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Sep 21, 2022

Interesting and Expressive Words That Don’t Exist in English

Interesting and Expressive Words That Don’t Exist in English

Ever heard of schadenfreude?

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Sep 3, 2022

It’s Official: Baby Talk Is Universal

It’s Official: Baby Talk Is Universal

Finally, something that we all share!

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Aug 31, 2022

Figuring Out the Longest Words in the English Language

Figuring Out the Longest Words in the English Language

Bet you don’t know it!

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Aug 29, 2022

Americans Think These Actors Are the Hardest to Understand

Americans Think These Actors Are the Hardest to Understand

Mouths full of marbles.

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Aug 15, 2022

Cowards Are Called “Chickens” for This Reason

Cowards Are Called “Chickens” for This Reason

You can blame this one on Shakespeare.

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