Every hooman wishes they could talk to their pet. Although in our lonely moments, most of us talk to our cats and dogs anyways, our pets have pretty much no idea what we’re talking about and blissfully stare into space until they hear their name or the word ‘treat’. But cat owners, what if our …
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Redditors Share Seemingly Normal Names That Are the Most Unfortunate in Other Languages
Names can be tricky things. They are one of the first metrics that other people use to judge us, and it’s not like we needed any more reasons for that to happen. As if there wasn’t enough responsibility placed on parents, choosing what to name a kid can really make or break how they experience …
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Niche Internet Microcelebrity Spotlight: Chinese Teacher Molly
Screen Name: molly_chineseteacher Real Name: Molly Internet Occupation: Language teacher Reason for Fame: Mandarin Chinese has been ranked as one of the hardest languages to learn for native English speakers. With over 100,000 characters compared to the Latin alphabet’s 26 letters, it is probably going takes more than a 14 day streak on Duolingo to …
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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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