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Benjamin Carpenter
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Passion for Physics, Astrophysics, Astronomy and Cosmology. #STEM. I also have a passion for learning languages (currently learning 🇮🇸 🇫🇷 🇵🇱 🇦🇪 🇪🇸) British-European. UK Liberal Democrat Member.

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#langsky
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It’s 20 years ago today since the 7/7 #LondonBombings. An awful terrorist attack that can not and should not be forgotten.

It was the day after we won the 2012 Olympics. A nation went from elation to deflation in 24 hours.

7th July 2005 was a dark day in our history 🇬🇧 🌍
July 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ HAPPY PRIDE MONTH 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

🇮🇸 Gleðilegan Pride mánuð
🇮🇹 Buon mese dell'orgoglio
🇸🇪 Glad pridemånad
🇪🇸 Feliz mes del orgullo
🇫🇷 Joyeux mois de la fierté
🇵🇱 Szczęśliwego miesiąca dumy
🇧🇷 Feliz Mês do Orgulho
🇳🇱 Fijne trotsmaand
🇯🇵 ハッピープライド月間

#langsky
June 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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🇪🇺 EUROPE DAY 🇪🇺

‎🇮🇸 Evrópudagurinn
‎🇸🇪 Europadagen
‎🇫🇷 Journée de l'Europe
‎🇵🇱 Dzień Europy
‎🇪🇸 Día de Europa
‎🇦🇪 يوم أوروبا
‎🇮🇹 Giornata dell'Europa
‎🇧🇷 / 🇵🇹 Dia da Europa
‎🇯🇵 ヨーロッパの日
‎🇨🇳 欧洲日 / 歐洲日
‎🇱🇺 Europa Dag
‎🇻🇦Europa Dies
‎🇳🇱Europa Dag
‎🇬🇷 Ημέρα της Ευρώπης

‎⁦‪#langsky
May 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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💃 🌺 MAY DAY PARADE 🌺 🕺

🇮🇸 Maí skrúðganga
🇸🇪 Första maj parad
🇪🇸 Desfile del Primero de Mayo
🇫🇷 Défilé du 1er mai
🇵🇱 Parada Majowa
🇧🇷 Desfile do Primeiro de Maio
🇮🇹 Parata del Primo Maggio
🇱🇺 Mee Parade
🇯🇵 メーデーパレード
🇬🇷 Πρωτομαγιάτικη παρέλαση
🇳🇱 Meidagparade

#langsky
May 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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✝️ 🐣 HAPPY EASTER 🐣 ✝️

‎🇮🇸 Gleðilega páska
‎🇸🇪 Glad påsk
‎🇪🇸 Felices Pascuas
‎🇫🇷 Joyeuses Pâques
‎🇵🇱 Dobrej Wielkanocy
‎🇦🇪 عيد فصح سعيد
‎🇮🇹 Buona Pasqua
‎🇧🇷 Feliz páscoa
‎🇳🇱 Fijne Pasen
‎🇲🇹 l-Għid it-tajjeb
‎🇯🇵 イースター、おめでとう
‎🇿🇦 Geseënde Paasfees
‎🇱🇺 Frou Ouschteren
🇺🇦 щасливого Великодня

‎⁦‪#langsky
April 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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✝️ 🐣 EASTER FRIDAY 🐣 ✝️

‎🇮🇸 Föstudagurinn langi
‎🇪🇸 Viernes de Pascua
‎🇸🇪 Påskfredag
‎🇫🇷 Vendredi de Pâques
‎🇵🇱 Wielkanocny Piątek
‎🇦🇪 جمعة عيد الفصح
‎🇯🇵 イースターフライデー
‎🇮🇹 Venerdì di Pasqua
‎🇧🇷 Sexta-feira de Páscoa
‎🇬🇷 Παρασκευή του Πάσχα
‎🇿🇦 Paas Vrydag

‎⁦‪#langsky
April 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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✝️ 🙏 HOLY WEEK 🙏 ✝️

‎🇮🇸 Heilaga vika
‎🇪🇸 Semana Santa
‎🇫🇷 Semaine sainte
‎🇸🇪 Stilla veckan
‎🇵🇱 Wielki Tydzień
‎🇦🇪 الأسبوع المقدس
‎🇮🇹 Settimana Santa
‎🇬🇷 μεγάλη εβδομάδα
‎🇧🇷 Semana Santa
‎🇳🇱 Heilige Week
‎🇱🇺 Helle Woch
‎🇯🇵 聖週間
‎🇩🇪 Karwoche
‎🇫🇮 Pyhä viikko
‎🇹🇭 สัปดาห์ศักดิ์สิทธิ์

‎⁦‪#langsky
April 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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🤡 🃏 APRIL FOOLS 🤡 🃏

‎🇮🇸 Aprílgabb
‎🇪🇸 Día de los Inocentes
‎🇫🇷 Poisson d'avril
‎🇵🇱 Prima aprilis
‎🇦🇪 يوم كذبة أبريل
‎🇮🇹 Pesce d'aprile
‎🇧🇷 Dia da mentira
‎🇬🇷 Πρωταπριλιά
‎🇯🇵 エイプリルフール
‎🇸🇪 Aprilskämt dag
‎🇰🇷 만우절
‎🇫🇮 Aprillipäivä
‎🇺🇦 День сміху
‎🇩🇪 Aprilscherz

‎⁦‪#langsky
April 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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👩 🌺 MOTHERS DAY 👩 🌺

🇮🇸 Móðurdaginn
🇪🇸 dia de la madre
🇫🇷 Fête des Mères
🇵🇱 Dzień matki
🇦🇪 عيد الأم
🇧🇷 Dia das Mães
🇳🇱 Moederdag
🇩🇪 Muttertag
🇮🇹 Festa della mamma
🇯🇵 母の日
🇬🇷 Γιορτή της Μητέρας
🇫🇮 Äitienpäivä
🇸🇪 Mors dag
🇹🇭 วันแม่
🇺🇦 День Матері
🇬🇪 დედის დღე

‪#langsky
March 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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My top 5 favourite writing systems (with my favourite characters)

1. Icelandic 🇮🇸 (ð, þ, æ)
2.Arabic 🇦🇪 (ي, س, ت,)
3. Polish 🇵🇱 (ł)
4. Spanish 🇪🇸 (ñ)
5. French 🇫🇷 (ç)

How about you, ‪#langsky‬?
March 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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eiga alls nægtir = to have one's fill of all good things
March 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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kotlífi = a humble life
March 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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hestbirgr = provided with a horse
March 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Quelle surprise! Look who’s on top! 🇬🇧 #langsky
March 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Ég er að læra íslensku í dag með smá spænsku og frönsku inná.

What are you learning today, #langsky?

🗣️ 🌍
March 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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I have stuck to my languages plan of 5 languages for 2025: 🇮🇸 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇵🇱 🇦🇪 but I’ve had strong urges (but resisted) to study 🇧🇷 🇫🇮 🇸🇪 🇳🇴

Have you added, removed or dabbled in anymore languages than you didn’t intend to #langsky?

🗣️ 🌍
March 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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🇮🇪 🍀 HAPPY ST PATRICKS DAY 🇮🇪 🍀

‎🇮🇪 Lá Fhéile Pádraig
‎🇮🇸 Dagur heilags Patreks
‎🇪🇸 Día de San Patricio
‎🇧🇷 Dia de São Patrício
‎🇫🇷 la Saint-Patrick
‎🇵🇱 Dzień Świętego Patryka
‎🇦🇪 يوم القديس باتريك
‎🇺🇦 День Святого Патрика
‎🇮🇹 Giorno di San Patrizio
‎🇯🇵 聖パトリックの日

‎⁦‪#langsky
March 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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El español se está convirtiendo en uno de mis idiomas favoritos. El islandés siempre será el primero, pero me ENCANTA el español.

#langsky

🇪🇸 🇪🇸 🇪🇸 🇪🇸 🇪🇸 🇪🇸 🇪🇸 🇪🇸 🇪🇸 🇪🇸 🇪🇸 🇪🇸
February 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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❤️ Valentines Day ❤️

‎🇮🇸 Valentínusardagurinn
‎🇫🇷 Saint Valentin
‎🇪🇸 Día de San Valentín
‎🇵🇱 Walentynki
‎🇦🇪 عيد الحب
‎🇮🇹 San Valentino
‎🇧🇷 São Valentim
‎🇸🇪 Alla hjärtans dag
‎🇯🇵 バレンタインデー
‎🇻🇦valentine dies
‎🇺🇦 День Святого Валентина
‎🇱🇺 Vältesdag
‎🇩🇪 Valentinstag
‎🇨🇳 情人節

‎⁦‪#langsky
February 14, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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100 days until #Eurovision

#Eurovision2025 #Switzerland #Basel

@eurovision.tv

🇨🇭 🇨🇭 🇨🇭 🇨🇭 🇨🇭 🇨🇭 🇨🇭 🇨🇭 🇨🇭 🇨🇭 🇨🇭 🇨🇭
February 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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5 years ago today, The United Kingdom 🇬🇧 officially left the European Union family.

#Brexit has had nothing but a negative impact on not only the UK but the EU.

Now is the time to rejoin #Briturn

🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇪🇺
January 31, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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#Eurovision2025 1st semi-final (13th May)

FIRST HALF

Sweden🇸🇪
Ukraine 🇺🇦
Slovenia 🇸🇮
Iceland 🇮🇸
Estonia 🇪🇪
Poland 🇵🇱
Portugal 🇵🇹

SECOND HALF

Netherlands 🇳🇱
Azerbaijan 🇦🇿
Albania 🇦🇱
San Marino 🇸🇲
Belgium 🇧🇪
Cyprus 🇨🇾
Croatia 🇭🇷
Norway 🇳🇴
January 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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The #Eurovision pot for tomorrow’s draw. 🇧🇪 🇨🇿 🇪🇪 🇱🇹 🇱🇺 🇱🇻 🇳🇱 🇦🇲 🇦🇿 🇬🇪 🇮🇱 🇵🇱 🇺🇦 🇦🇱 🇦🇹 🇭🇷 🇲🇪 🇷🇸 🇸🇮 🇨🇾 🇬🇷 🇮🇪 🇲🇹 🇵🇹 🇸🇲 🇦🇺 🇩🇰 🇫🇮 🇮🇸 🇳🇴 🇸🇪

Benelux and Baltics in the same pot as are the Nordics.
January 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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The Icelandic flag is amazing! 🇮🇸
January 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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#langsky: if all prior knowledge of all languages were erased, but three, which THREE languages would you choose to speak for the rest of your life?

(your native language does not count)

For me:

🥇 ICELANDIC 🇮🇸
🥈 FRENCH 🇫🇷
🥉 ARABIC 🇦🇪
January 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM