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The Blog Keeping Track of the World's Inability to Properly Write Arabic
What 'Hitman 3' has to do with the racism and ignorance causing games, and the wider entertainment world, to keep screwing up.
Can Bunny the Talking Dog Really Talk?
Bunny is more than an internet celebrity, she is part of the latest attempt to research the limits of animal cognition.
Is It Ever Okay for Bisexual People to Use Homophobic Slurs?
We asked academics specialising in the reclamation of language to weigh in.
My Language Doesn't Have the Terminology to Describe Who I Am
English vocabulary is evolving with our understanding of LGBTQ+ identities, but its dominance risks alienating older languages.
Why Does Gen Z Use Emojis So Weirdly?
Millennials might've laid claim to them first but Gen Z has gone ahead and given emojis meaning no one saw coming.
Why Does India Keep Dealing With 'Language Wars'?
Experts say promotion of the Hindi language intensified under Prime Minister Modi's government.
Dictionary.com Updates Definitions To Eliminate Prejudiced Language
The update sees additions like “Black”, “ace”, “DGAF”, and “Pride” as part of its 15,000 changes.
Does Speaking Japanese Lower The Risk of Spreading Coronavirus?
We’re fixated on coughing and sneezing as ways of transmitting the virus, but what we say and how we say it might matter too.
Gay Filipinos Coin the Coolest Kind of Slang with 'Beki' Talk
Instead of “OK,” just say “Keri Kylie Minogue and Dannii Minogue in tow.”
An Indian Minister Believes That the Best Way to Control Diabetes and Cholesterol Is by Speaking Sanskrit
He also says that according to NASA, if all computers are re-programmed in Sanskrit, they would function flawlessly.
Burps in 'Rick and Morty' Are Paralingual Expressions of Emotion, Linguist Says
Belching is a paralinguistic staple that scientists have struggled to study, but ‘Rick and Morty’ is providing researchers with a fresh and varied dataset.
As Animals and Plants Go Extinct, Languages Die Off Too
In the parts of the world where biodiversity is most at risk, words and phrases also face extinction.