Tag: language
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Kids' ability to pick up new words from context is amazing.
Kids' confidence even when they've misunderstood how a word is used is hilarious. 😊
This evening, our 7-year-old was boasting about how well-behaved his class was while their regular teacher had to attend an all-day meeting, vs how much it impressed the temporary teacher they had.
His words: "Today we had a supply teacher and we totally DOMINATED her!"
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Hey Google, pronounce Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
Wait, it isn't supposed to be pronounced "clan via Pokemon Go garage city of cocoa"? I've been saying it wrong my whole life! 😅
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What if Emails were Multilingual?
Wouldn't it be nice if there were a standard for multilingual emails? Oh wait, there is! Let's see how it works, and whether it's (ever going to be) ready for mainstream use...
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I replied to Steve Faulkner's 2022 post about screen readers and emoji, highlighting the underlying interpretation problem with emoji, and sharing a topical joke that Chris McCausland made on Would I Lie To You? a few years prior.
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For World Book Day (which here in the UK is marked a month earlier than the rest of the world) the kids' school invited people to come "dressed as a word".
As usual, the kids and teachers participated along with only around two other adults. But of course I was one of them.
This year, I was "magical".
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Dan, a white man with long hair (tied back) and a beard, stands in a Cotswolds-esque village green wearing a black jacket and holding three large novelty playing cards and a magic wand.
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[Bloganuary] Magpies are the Best Bird
Magpies are the best bird, nay, the best animal. Fight me.
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Solitary Nouns
Collective nouns are great and all, but what if we had solitary nouns?
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How Chinese citizens use puns to get past internet censors
With commentary, Dan shares an article he enjoyed about specific examples of censor-evading wordplay from Chinese social media.
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Was a 10th century speaker of Old Saxon a "Saxophone"? 🤔
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Automattic Privilege
Dan's thinks about the geographic/cultural privileges he enjoys within his international workplace.
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Pronouns in Three Rings
Via a quick linguistics lesson, Dan explains how Three Rings handles volunteers' pronouns, and how it might need to improve in future.
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Goose-Related Etymologies
Geese seem to work their way all over our language. Let's take a look at the etymology of some goosey terminology.
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The Ballad of John Crawford
Dan and his friends play a second game of Dialect, this time as a criminal gang on Portsmouth docks.
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Polyam Lingo
Dr. Doe vlogged about polyamorous terminology and Dan learned a thing or two.
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Entles (Gender-Neutral Aunts, Uncles, etc.)
With thanks to Enfys' latest blog post, Dan learns a new word and he loves it.