Faintdreams, to languagelearning
@Faintdreams@dice.camp avatar

Pushing back on (usually unthinking) abelist / racist / misogynistic language is difficult but frequently is worth the effort.

#KnowBetterDoBetter
#LoveYourself
#LoveOthers
#Language
#Linguistics

mrundkvist, to languagelearning
@mrundkvist@archaeo.social avatar

Belatedly understood what a weir is. It's a dam built with the intended purpose of the river pouring over it all the time, creating an artificially raised minimum water level over a stretch of river, but not really a reservoir.

davidrevoy, to japanese
@davidrevoy@framapiaf.org avatar

There are always new surprises when you publish your comic under Creative Commons:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9XdkGyYeaA

#creativecommons #Japanese #language #lesson

jhilden, to languagelearning
@jhilden@vis.social avatar

Turkish sometimes gives Finnish a run for the money with regards to umlauts:
”Using your product”:
TR: Ürününüzü Kullanma

thejapantimes, to Life
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar

"Smell pollution," "smell harassment" … something stinks in Japan and this week's Bilingual entry hopes to explain what it is. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/06/07/language/scent-smell-harassment-japan/

AskPippa, (edited ) to languagelearning
@AskPippa@c.im avatar

I never really thoughtle about this before. Neat.

#Grammar #language #English

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