Carpe Idiom
@carpeidiom.bsky.social
Linguist, researcher, writer, traveller,
Cultural commuter
Etymology | Linguistic diversity | 量词 nerd | Mongolian | Hebrew | Basque | Endangered languages | Multilingualism | MECFS/POTS
#Langsky Feed: https://tinyurl.com/3khcas3u
Cultural commuter
Etymology | Linguistic diversity | 量词 nerd | Mongolian | Hebrew | Basque | Endangered languages | Multilingualism | MECFS/POTS
#Langsky Feed: https://tinyurl.com/3khcas3u
Here's a paper on the influence of anthropomorphism on giving personal names to objects.
orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/...
orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/...
October 4, 2023 at 7:24 PM
Here's a paper on the influence of anthropomorphism on giving personal names to objects.
orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/...
orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/...
Similar charts ranking languages by "difficulty" in function of the time needed to reach "proficiency" are regularly being shared on social media.
www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
Here's why they are to be taken with a mountain of salt 🧵
#langsky
www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
Here's why they are to be taken with a mountain of salt 🧵
#langsky
October 4, 2023 at 8:09 AM
Similar charts ranking languages by "difficulty" in function of the time needed to reach "proficiency" are regularly being shared on social media.
www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
Here's why they are to be taken with a mountain of salt 🧵
#langsky
www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
Here's why they are to be taken with a mountain of salt 🧵
#langsky
Remember to like the Langsky /Linguistics feed for more visibility.
October 3, 2023 at 3:34 PM
Remember to like the Langsky /Linguistics feed for more visibility.
WAR INTERPRETERS
A brilliant and poignant action thriller about the tragic fate of the Afghan war interpreters, who risked their lives for the U.S. military and were left behind in a country where they're considered traitors, and the veterans trying to fulfill the US duty.
#langsky #xl8
A brilliant and poignant action thriller about the tragic fate of the Afghan war interpreters, who risked their lives for the U.S. military and were left behind in a country where they're considered traitors, and the veterans trying to fulfill the US duty.
#langsky #xl8
October 2, 2023 at 8:03 AM
WAR INTERPRETERS
A brilliant and poignant action thriller about the tragic fate of the Afghan war interpreters, who risked their lives for the U.S. military and were left behind in a country where they're considered traitors, and the veterans trying to fulfill the US duty.
#langsky #xl8
A brilliant and poignant action thriller about the tragic fate of the Afghan war interpreters, who risked their lives for the U.S. military and were left behind in a country where they're considered traitors, and the veterans trying to fulfill the US duty.
#langsky #xl8
Yesterday, I approached a Moroccan lady for directions and we started chatting, being both foreigners in Germany. She had an armful of flowers she'd just cut in her garden. Out of the blue, she gave me the bouquet with such a warm, generous smile. It made my heart melt and cry a little inside.
October 1, 2023 at 8:44 AM
Yesterday, I approached a Moroccan lady for directions and we started chatting, being both foreigners in Germany. She had an armful of flowers she'd just cut in her garden. Out of the blue, she gave me the bouquet with such a warm, generous smile. It made my heart melt and cry a little inside.
Interesting! Thanks for sharing. Didn't know the expression, so wanted to know more about its origin. Here's what I found about the "salami method".
September 28, 2023 at 3:28 PM
Interesting! Thanks for sharing. Didn't know the expression, so wanted to know more about its origin. Here's what I found about the "salami method".
THREAD PREFERENCES:
You can now choose in which order you want replies to the same post to appear. You can also test the threaded mode and prioritise your follows.
HOME FEED PREFERENCES:
You can choose to only see replies betw ppl you follow.
You can now choose in which order you want replies to the same post to appear. You can also test the threaded mode and prioritise your follows.
HOME FEED PREFERENCES:
You can choose to only see replies betw ppl you follow.
September 27, 2023 at 9:34 AM
THREAD PREFERENCES:
You can now choose in which order you want replies to the same post to appear. You can also test the threaded mode and prioritise your follows.
HOME FEED PREFERENCES:
You can choose to only see replies betw ppl you follow.
You can now choose in which order you want replies to the same post to appear. You can also test the threaded mode and prioritise your follows.
HOME FEED PREFERENCES:
You can choose to only see replies betw ppl you follow.
LUFT HANSA. Originally written separately, is composed of the words Luft (air) and Hansa (Old High German for "group"), in reference to the shipping and trading tradition of the HANSEATIC LEAGUE, a league of merchant guilds and market towns in N. and Central Europe.
#langsky
#langsky
September 26, 2023 at 7:21 AM
LUFT HANSA. Originally written separately, is composed of the words Luft (air) and Hansa (Old High German for "group"), in reference to the shipping and trading tradition of the HANSEATIC LEAGUE, a league of merchant guilds and market towns in N. and Central Europe.
#langsky
#langsky
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That's even worse than MS Translator assuming that every language written in cyrillic is Russian (it's Mongolian), when about 50 languages in the world are written in cyrillic. Last time I checked they still hadn't found out yet.
That's even worse than MS Translator assuming that every language written in cyrillic is Russian (it's Mongolian), when about 50 languages in the world are written in cyrillic. Last time I checked they still hadn't found out yet.
September 24, 2023 at 3:25 PM
😱😱
That's even worse than MS Translator assuming that every language written in cyrillic is Russian (it's Mongolian), when about 50 languages in the world are written in cyrillic. Last time I checked they still hadn't found out yet.
That's even worse than MS Translator assuming that every language written in cyrillic is Russian (it's Mongolian), when about 50 languages in the world are written in cyrillic. Last time I checked they still hadn't found out yet.
Can you guess (left) ? 😉 It's not mine, was road tripping with biker friends. Mine is (was) a Ducati Scrambler 800.
September 24, 2023 at 9:37 AM
Can you guess (left) ? 😉 It's not mine, was road tripping with biker friends. Mine is (was) a Ducati Scrambler 800.
Pont du Gard, France 🇫🇷
The world's highest Roman aquaduct, built in 40-60 CE.
The Pont du Gard has remained largely intact, due to the importance of its secondary function as a toll bridge. It is to this day one of the best preserved Roman aqueducts in the world.
📷📸 Motorbike roadtrip, 2017
The world's highest Roman aquaduct, built in 40-60 CE.
The Pont du Gard has remained largely intact, due to the importance of its secondary function as a toll bridge. It is to this day one of the best preserved Roman aqueducts in the world.
📷📸 Motorbike roadtrip, 2017
September 24, 2023 at 8:41 AM
Pont du Gard, France 🇫🇷
The world's highest Roman aquaduct, built in 40-60 CE.
The Pont du Gard has remained largely intact, due to the importance of its secondary function as a toll bridge. It is to this day one of the best preserved Roman aqueducts in the world.
📷📸 Motorbike roadtrip, 2017
The world's highest Roman aquaduct, built in 40-60 CE.
The Pont du Gard has remained largely intact, due to the importance of its secondary function as a toll bridge. It is to this day one of the best preserved Roman aqueducts in the world.
📷📸 Motorbike roadtrip, 2017
Tip: if you're not seeing some posts in your TL or feeds or you see no reactions to yours, it may be due to your language settings. It's best to uncheck all languages (in Content AND Post languages) otherwise you might not see some posts (even if written in a language you've selected) & vice versa.
September 24, 2023 at 8:01 AM
Tip: if you're not seeing some posts in your TL or feeds or you see no reactions to yours, it may be due to your language settings. It's best to uncheck all languages (in Content AND Post languages) otherwise you might not see some posts (even if written in a language you've selected) & vice versa.
Hope it doesn't apply to crochet? 😂 I've crocheted so many scarves for my family lately. 😱
September 24, 2023 at 6:51 AM
Hope it doesn't apply to crochet? 😂 I've crocheted so many scarves for my family lately. 😱
Green reflections, Lake Annecy, France 📸📷🇫🇷
#Saturdaymorningmood #ThrowbackSaturday
#Saturdaymorningmood #ThrowbackSaturday
September 23, 2023 at 10:08 AM
Green reflections, Lake Annecy, France 📸📷🇫🇷
#Saturdaymorningmood #ThrowbackSaturday
#Saturdaymorningmood #ThrowbackSaturday
Oui, si on déselectionne tout dans "Content languages" et dans "Post languages".
September 22, 2023 at 4:40 PM
Oui, si on déselectionne tout dans "Content languages" et dans "Post languages".
Oui et non. On voit passer des bribes de conversations qu'on peut rejoindre en ayant aucune idée de l'argument de départ.😀 C'est ce qui fait le charme de Bsky. Ceci dit, je te conseille d'adapter les paramètres afin de voir toutes les réponses (par défaut tu ne vois que celles qui ont +2 likes).
September 22, 2023 at 3:42 PM
Oui et non. On voit passer des bribes de conversations qu'on peut rejoindre en ayant aucune idée de l'argument de départ.😀 C'est ce qui fait le charme de Bsky. Ceci dit, je te conseille d'adapter les paramètres afin de voir toutes les réponses (par défaut tu ne vois que celles qui ont +2 likes).
Paul Rand's logo for IBM, 1982
September 22, 2023 at 1:38 PM
Paul Rand's logo for IBM, 1982
A few multilingual TV series:
TEHRAN
Persian, Hebrew and English
TOKYO VICE
Japanese, English
DROPS OF GOD
French, Japanese, English, (Italian)
THE GIRL FROM OSLO
Norwegian, English, Arabic, Hebrew
SUBURRA
Italian, Romanesco, Sinte Romani, Latin
FAUDA
Hebrew, Arabic
#langsky 🎥
TEHRAN
Persian, Hebrew and English
TOKYO VICE
Japanese, English
DROPS OF GOD
French, Japanese, English, (Italian)
THE GIRL FROM OSLO
Norwegian, English, Arabic, Hebrew
SUBURRA
Italian, Romanesco, Sinte Romani, Latin
FAUDA
Hebrew, Arabic
#langsky 🎥
September 22, 2023 at 8:26 AM
A few multilingual TV series:
TEHRAN
Persian, Hebrew and English
TOKYO VICE
Japanese, English
DROPS OF GOD
French, Japanese, English, (Italian)
THE GIRL FROM OSLO
Norwegian, English, Arabic, Hebrew
SUBURRA
Italian, Romanesco, Sinte Romani, Latin
FAUDA
Hebrew, Arabic
#langsky 🎥
TEHRAN
Persian, Hebrew and English
TOKYO VICE
Japanese, English
DROPS OF GOD
French, Japanese, English, (Italian)
THE GIRL FROM OSLO
Norwegian, English, Arabic, Hebrew
SUBURRA
Italian, Romanesco, Sinte Romani, Latin
FAUDA
Hebrew, Arabic
#langsky 🎥
#Wordoftheday
BOUSTROPHEDON: an ancient way of writing in alternate lines from R to L and L to R, instead of always from L to R (English), or R to L (Hebrew, Arabic).
Lit. "turning as an ox in plowing", from Greek βοῦς (bous, ox) and στροφή (strophei, turning spec. of a horse or ox)
#langsky
BOUSTROPHEDON: an ancient way of writing in alternate lines from R to L and L to R, instead of always from L to R (English), or R to L (Hebrew, Arabic).
Lit. "turning as an ox in plowing", from Greek βοῦς (bous, ox) and στροφή (strophei, turning spec. of a horse or ox)
#langsky
September 21, 2023 at 6:52 AM
#Wordoftheday
BOUSTROPHEDON: an ancient way of writing in alternate lines from R to L and L to R, instead of always from L to R (English), or R to L (Hebrew, Arabic).
Lit. "turning as an ox in plowing", from Greek βοῦς (bous, ox) and στροφή (strophei, turning spec. of a horse or ox)
#langsky
BOUSTROPHEDON: an ancient way of writing in alternate lines from R to L and L to R, instead of always from L to R (English), or R to L (Hebrew, Arabic).
Lit. "turning as an ox in plowing", from Greek βοῦς (bous, ox) and στροφή (strophei, turning spec. of a horse or ox)
#langsky
Good morning Bsky! ☀️☕📚✍️ What are you up to today?
#langsky #shelfie
#langsky #shelfie
September 20, 2023 at 8:17 AM
Good morning Bsky! ☀️☕📚✍️ What are you up to today?
#langsky #shelfie
#langsky #shelfie
Golden hour on my side of the world. Good morning Bsky! ☀️☕🥐
September 19, 2023 at 5:39 AM
Golden hour on my side of the world. Good morning Bsky! ☀️☕🥐
Anyone interested in doing a FREE online course on the Egyptian hieroglyphic script (in #French) ? The MOOC is organised by the Departement of Egyptology o/t University of Liège 🇧🇪 and the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale.
www.fun-mooc.fr/fr/cours/les...
#langsky #linguistics
www.fun-mooc.fr/fr/cours/les...
#langsky #linguistics
September 15, 2023 at 3:04 PM
Anyone interested in doing a FREE online course on the Egyptian hieroglyphic script (in #French) ? The MOOC is organised by the Departement of Egyptology o/t University of Liège 🇧🇪 and the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale.
www.fun-mooc.fr/fr/cours/les...
#langsky #linguistics
www.fun-mooc.fr/fr/cours/les...
#langsky #linguistics
If I have to choose only one, Brillat-Savarin, but also bufala, gorgonzola, pecorino romano, Saint-Marcellin, I like them all! Just bought some cheese for dinner ⬇️
September 8, 2023 at 6:24 PM
If I have to choose only one, Brillat-Savarin, but also bufala, gorgonzola, pecorino romano, Saint-Marcellin, I like them all! Just bought some cheese for dinner ⬇️
📸📷 #Roses #urbanjungle #balcony
September 7, 2023 at 4:42 PM
📸📷 #Roses #urbanjungle #balcony
I'm not sure I understand your question? When I follow your link I do see a feed. The only difference is that there's no link card. When you add your feed link, you can choose to add a link card which gives a preview of the feed (or article). Let me know if that solves your question ?
September 7, 2023 at 1:26 PM
I'm not sure I understand your question? When I follow your link I do see a feed. The only difference is that there's no link card. When you add your feed link, you can choose to add a link card which gives a preview of the feed (or article). Let me know if that solves your question ?