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Rachel E. S. Loesche<p>Fedi <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GNU</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> community: Do any of you know how to get a Mandinka language keyboard option on Android, ideally to be used in Signal?</p><p>The site anythingtranslate.com is so far the only site I've found that can do English to Mandinka translation.</p><p>I want to help a friend in the Gambia set up his phone such that he can switch the keyboard from English to Mandinka (the symbols in Mandinka are not in the same alphabet). </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/translator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>translator</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>android</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AskFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AskFedi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a></p>
Club de TéléMatique :verified:<p>Luxembourgish learning: Lesson 6 - chat with the cashier at the supermarket <a href="https://today.rtl.lu/luxembourg-insider/language/a/1826907.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">today.rtl.lu/luxembourg-inside</span><span class="invisible">r/language/a/1826907.html</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Luxemburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Luxemburg</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lux</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/learn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learn</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
Club de TéléMatique :verified:<p>Luxembourgish learning: Lesson 5 - how to schedule a meeting <a href="https://today.rtl.lu/luxembourg-insider/language/a/1826909.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">today.rtl.lu/luxembourg-inside</span><span class="invisible">r/language/a/1826909.html</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Luxemburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Luxemburg</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lux</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/learn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learn</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>NT parliament passes CLP government's territory coordinator bill<br>The Northern Territory government has passed the territory coordinator bill through parliament, giving it the power to override dozens of regulatory laws relevant to projects of "economic significance". <br>&gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-19/nt-territory-coordinator-bill-clp-government-pass-parliament/105067814" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-03-19/nt-</span><span class="invisible">territory-coordinator-bill-clp-government-pass-parliament/105067814</span></a></p><p> The English-only NT parliament is undermining healthy democracy by excluding Aboriginal languages</p><p>"42% of NT residents speak a non-English language at home. Only half of eligible Aboriginal residents in the NT are enrolled to vote, and voter participation is even lower. Recognition – Rejecting someone’s language means rejecting their identity. Reconciliation is not just something parliamentarians should direct others to do, it’s something that needs to happen within parliament itself."</p><p>"The NT is a rich, multilingual society. How can the Legislative Assembly claim to fully represent the breadth of NT society when it chooses to be monolingual?" <br>&gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-english-only-nt-parliament-is-undermining-healthy-democracy-by-excluding-aboriginal-languages-105048" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/the-englis</span><span class="invisible">h-only-nt-parliament-is-undermining-healthy-democracy-by-excluding-aboriginal-languages-105048</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EconomicSignificance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicSignificance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>laws</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/IndigenousPeoples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousPeoples</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/participation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>participation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/monolingualism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monolingualism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/extractivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extractivism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/zeitgeist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zeitgeist</span></a></p>
Club de TéléMatique :verified:<p>Luxembourgish learning: Lesson 4 - how to tell time and dates <a href="https://today.rtl.lu/luxembourg-insider/language/a/1826910.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">today.rtl.lu/luxembourg-inside</span><span class="invisible">r/language/a/1826910.html</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Luxemburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Luxemburg</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lux</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/learn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learn</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
UG Faculty of Philosophy<p>We invite applications for two fully funded <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/PhD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhD</span></a> positions in a project on "multimodal argumentation" (<a href="https://sites.google.com/rug.nl/multimodal/home" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sites.google.com/rug.nl/multim</span><span class="invisible">odal/home</span></a>) - especially interesting for applicants with an interest in <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/DiscourseAnalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiscourseAnalysis</span></a>, <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a>, and/or the <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> of <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/argumentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>argumentation</span></a> and <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a>.</p><p>For more info, see <a href="https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S000B82P" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/j</span><span class="invisible">ob-opportunities/?details=00347-02S000B82P</span></a> and <a href="https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S000B83P" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/j</span><span class="invisible">ob-opportunities/?details=00347-02S000B83P</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/job" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>job</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/Groningen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Groningen</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/PhilosophyOfLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhilosophyOfLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/ArgumentationTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArgumentationTheory</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/GradSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GradSchool</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/SocialEpistemology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialEpistemology</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/PhDPosition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhDPosition</span></a></p>
Club de TéléMatique :verified:<p>Luxembourgish learning: Lesson 3 - how to ask for directions <a href="https://today.rtl.lu/luxembourg-insider/language/a/1826911.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">today.rtl.lu/luxembourg-inside</span><span class="invisible">r/language/a/1826911.html</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Luxemburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Luxemburg</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lux</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/learn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learn</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
Rick Thoman<p>Tanacross <a href="https://alaskan.social/tags/Dene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dene</span></a> <a href="https://alaskan.social/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://alaskan.social/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alaska</span></a> </p><p>ch’es̲h̲ǎan’ "golden eagle"<br>Ch’es̲h̲ǎan’ S̲ǎa’ "March" literally "golden eagle month"<br>ch’etthaayh "red-tailed hawk"<br>Ch’etthaayh S̲ǎa’ "April" literally "red-tailed hawk month"<br>ch’etthaayh ɬonaat’ax "the red-tailed hawk is flying around"</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://alaskan.social/@ScoterD" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ScoterD</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fnordon.de/@transitionalaspect" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>transitionalaspect</span></a></span></p>
Club de TéléMatique :verified:<p>Luxembourgish learning: Lesson 2 - how to talk to your neighbour about the weather <a href="https://today.rtl.lu/luxembourg-insider/language/a/1826913.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">today.rtl.lu/luxembourg-inside</span><span class="invisible">r/language/a/1826913.html</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Luxemburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Luxemburg</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lux</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/learn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learn</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
Blender Dumbass ( J.Y.Amihud )<p>From: blenderdumbass . org</p><p>People often point out various grammatical errors in texts people write. As if having better attention to words makes the argument presented more or less valid. So I suppose I'm gonna rant about this.</p><p>Read or listen: <a href="https://blenderdumbass.org/articles/stupid_correct_english" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blenderdumbass.org/articles/st</span><span class="invisible">upid_correct_english</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>English</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grammar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Prose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prose</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freedom</span></a></p>
Club de TéléMatique :verified:<p>Luxembourgish learning: Lesson 1 - How to introduce yourself <a href="https://today.rtl.lu/luxembourg-insider/language/a/1826915.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">today.rtl.lu/luxembourg-inside</span><span class="invisible">r/language/a/1826915.html</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Luxemburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Luxemburg</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lux</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/learn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learn</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
Club de TéléMatique :verified:<p>Luxembourgish learning: Language basics 19 – Where does Luxembourg's vocabulary come from? <a href="https://today.rtl.lu/luxembourg-insider/language/a/1979377.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">today.rtl.lu/luxembourg-inside</span><span class="invisible">r/language/a/1979377.html</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Luxemburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Luxemburg</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lux</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/learn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learn</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
Club de TéléMatique :verified:<p>Luxembourgish learning: Language basics 18 – grab a bag of random grammar topics <a href="https://today.rtl.lu/luxembourg-insider/language/a/1979378.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">today.rtl.lu/luxembourg-inside</span><span class="invisible">r/language/a/1979378.html</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Luxemburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Luxemburg</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lux</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/learn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learn</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
Claude LeChat<p>Lately I've been thinking more about the autistic tendency to put parentheses in parentheses (because every statement is qualified (that's a good thing!) and multi-layered) which strikes me as very appropriate for the <a href="https://meow.social/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> age. We struggle to express ourselves using linear <a href="https://meow.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> in a meandering medium with breadth and depth. At least <a href="https://meow.social/tags/hashtags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hashtags</span></a> have become the accepted way to add meta-textual nuance like mood or context. Scheme programmers had it right all along.</p>
Club de TéléMatique :verified:<p>Luxembourgish learning: Language basics 17 – Adjectives <a href="https://today.rtl.lu/luxembourg-insider/language/a/1979370.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">today.rtl.lu/luxembourg-inside</span><span class="invisible">r/language/a/1979370.html</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Luxemburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Luxemburg</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lux</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/learn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learn</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
The Vulgar Tongue<p>TO DIDDLE. To cheat. To defraud. The cull diddled me out of my dearee; the fellow robbed me of my sweetheart. See Jeremy Diddler In Raising The Wind.</p><p>A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)</p><p>--<br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dictionaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictionaries</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/slang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slang</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span></p>
Megan Lynch (she/her)<p>Ask yourselves why words originated to describe disabled people are the words you use to describe fascists?</p><p>Fascists who make disabled people among the first they target &amp; kill?</p><p>Seriously think about what it means that you'd rather use ableist slurs - that calling a fascist a fascist isn't insulting enough in itself? That calling them disabled is actually considered a *greater* insult than calling them a fascist?</p><p>It takes work to change, but the work starts with this Q.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Ableism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ableism</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a></p>
Stefan Bohacek<p>Some light reading for a bit of a distraction, if you will: Vivian Li from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://vis.social/@thepudding" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thepudding</span></a></span> looked at how "cultures can hear the same physical sounds yet translate them into language so differently".</p><p><a href="https://pudding.cool/2025/03/language/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">pudding.cool/2025/03/language/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/onomatopoeia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onomatopoeia</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/dataviz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dataviz</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/ThePudding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePudding</span></a></p>
The Vulgar Tongue<p>HOPPER-ARSED. Having large projecting buttocks: from their resemblance to a small basket, called a hopper or hoppet, worn by husbandmen for containing seed corn, when they sow the land.</p><p>A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)</p><p>--<br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dictionaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictionaries</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/slang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slang</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span></p>
Stan Carey<p>A brief history (and critique) of English spelling reform that I once wrote for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@HistoryToday" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>HistoryToday</span></a></span>: <br><a href="https://www.historytoday.com/brief-history-english-spelling-reform" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">historytoday.com/brief-history</span><span class="invisible">-english-spelling-reform</span></a> </p><p>Supplementary notes on the history of English spelling reform: <br><a href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2016/02/08/the-history-of-english-spelling-reform/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stancarey.wordpress.com/2016/0</span><span class="invisible">2/08/the-history-of-english-spelling-reform/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spelling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EnglishUsage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnglishUsage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/LanguageChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageChange</span></a></p>
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