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Miri
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Interests (in no particular order and to varying degrees): literature, nature, international relations, European history, modern Turkish history, animals, fun facts, sociology, linguistics, language and culture, folklore, TV & film, travel
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Scathing personal critisism via an indexn has excellent entertainment value. Courtesy of 'Index, A History of the: A bookish adventure' by @djbduncan.bsky.social
July 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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heddwen.bsky.social
After more than six months 🙈 I have finally published a new issue of my newsletter. I've given the slang section better subcategories, and kept things a bit simpler, which hopefully will mean the next one isn't another six months away!
It's been a while, no cap 🧢, What's an anachronym? 🕰️, adults don't get emojis💀
Welcome to the latest instalment of English in Progress, the newsletter that keeps you updated on the English language.
open.substack.com
April 12, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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adamcschembri.bsky.social
And over 65 million people in Britain cannot speak any Welsh, Gaelic, Cornish, or Scots, nor sign in British Sign Language.
Daily Mail news headline 'Almost one MILLION people in Britain cannot speak English, figures show'
March 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
No second state visit for Trump
This is UNBELIEVABLE. Keir Starmer has just handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and I was so outraged when I he...
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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unep.org
Yet one more reason to protect forests, #ForPeopleForPlanet.
A dense, misty forest with tall evergreen trees. White text in the center reads: “Forests absorb nearly 2 billion tonnes of CO2 every year, acting as major carbon sinks.” The UN Environment Programme logo is in the top right corner.
February 24, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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ashleemboyer.com
🔊 PSA for nondisabled people 🔊

It's time to step the FUCK up if you wanna be an ally.

ASL interpretation is being targeted by right wing cry baby douchebags.

Shut this shit down when you see it. SPEAK UP. This barrage of ASL hate is heavier than usual.
Quote tweet by Richard Hanania from 1/11/2025. The quoted tweet, which has a community note, is by Christopher F. Rufo on 1/10/2025. Christopher's tweet reads: "I'm sorry, but we have to stop with the ridiculous sign language interpreters, who turn serious press conferences into a farce. There are closed captions on all broadcast channels and streaming services. No wild human gesticulators necessary." The community note (which has supporting .gov links) reads: "Fact: Not all broadcast channels have closed captions, which isn't universally effective anyway; many Deaf rely on ASL for comprehension as ASL offers nuances captions miss. This is part of ADA requirements, passed by GOP." Richard's tweet reads: "The community note shows that the process has been captured by the disability lobby. It’s not about access, CC works fine. They have to pretend like it doesn’t to force this absurdity onto us. And the ADA amendments of 2008 have led to a nightmare, as I explain in my book."
January 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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caporale.net
I love these language charts, specifically from this guy. If #etymology and #PIE doesn't excite you, just disregard haha

From yvanspijk.tumblr.com/post/7692355...
The distant ancestor of to forget meant ‘to lose hold of’. It was the opposite of to get. Speaking of to get, this verb is special: it only has cognates in the Nordic languages, such as Norwegian å gjeta. It was even borrowed from their Old Norse ancestor geta. The infographic will tell you more.
December 27, 2024 at 7:53 PM