Language Memes For People Yelling At Their Duolingo App

Learning languages is hard, especially if you’re not getting the whole immersion experience. I feel your pain for those of us who have spent hours in a classroom trying desperately to understand what the teacher is saying in French or Spanish. Some lucky people have caught the language-learning bug, whether it be through traveling, Duolingo, …
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Explain Like I’m 35: What is Alienposting? (May 7, 2023)

Look, we all like things that are cute, and for its many faults, the internet is pretty good at disseminating content that is cute. Adorable pets and wholesome moments aren’t usually hard to find, and that’s a good thing!  However, it has to be said that these things can get repetitive after a while. When …
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Linguists Share Cool Facts About Languages That They Speak

Being able to read, write, and speak remains one of the greatest achievements human beings have ever had. We’d be nowhere without our communication skills, and indeed our failure to use them properly causes many of the world’s problems.  What’s even crazier is how many languages we have developed over thousands of years, and all …
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French Woman Claims English is a «Simple» Language, Gets Schooled By Linguists

A fun fact about me is that I got a Linguistics minor in college. Educated diva, I know. Getting a linguistics minor isn’t the most challenging thing in the world: all you need is five courses, but I learned so much about language. The most important thing I learned in Linguistics class is that no …
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Language Memes & Puns For a Reminder That Words Are Ridiculous

There are many ways to be an artist. Some people paint, others sing, a small minority do cross stitch with swear words on it to sell on Etsy. However, one of the most fun and accessible ways to practice art is by using our words.  There are billions of different ways to make jokes with …
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Genius Tweets that Prove Kids Should Be in Charge of Naming Things

Anyone who has a kid knows this… kids are really funny. They’re also extremely annoying, but boy are they funny. Whether you’re a parent, or you just have a bunch of kids in your life because the people you know are parents, you’re exposed to their hilarity. Stand-up comedians are great and all, but you …
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Wordsmiths Goof Around With the ‘Most Versatile’ Phrase in the English Language

English is a mysterious thing, a language that even its native speakers struggle to grapple with on a daily basis. There may be a lot of complicated and contradictory rules that it involves, but this also opens up the possibility for a lot of creativity.  Yes, we English speakers enjoy all kinds of word-related games …
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Language Memes For Linguists Yelling At Their Duolingo App

Learning languages is hard, especially if you’re not getting the whole immersion experience. I feel your pain for those of us who have spent hours in a classroom trying desperately to understand what the teacher is saying in French or Spanish. Some lucky people have caught the language-learning bug, whether it be through traveling, Duolingo, …
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People Share Their Most Embarrassing Pronunciation Fails

It’s pretty common knowledge that English is far from the most logical of languages. I can’t imagine how difficult it is to make sense of words like «their», «there,» and «they’re.» Spelling may not be quite as difficult as Gaelic or Welsh, but making sense of silent or fickle letters must be frustrating.   Even …
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Silly Language Memes & Puns That Remind Us Words Are Ridiculous

There are many ways to be an artist. Some people paint, others sing, a small minority do cross stitch with swear words on it to sell on Etsy. However, one of the most fun and accessible ways to practice art is by using our words.  There are billions of different ways to make jokes with …
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