Heddwen Newton - neologisms & slang
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I write the monthly (ish) newsletter English in Progress. Slang, neologisms, fresh articles on language https://englishinprogress.substack.com/
English teacher at Bielefeld University (EAL & ELA)
Dutch English
World Englishes
AI English
Lexicography
English teacher at Bielefeld University (EAL & ELA)
Dutch English
World Englishes
AI English
Lexicography
Gewoon 'dochmatisch'. Maar ik denk dat ik toch dacht dat het Nederlands van het Engels kwam.
October 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Gewoon 'dochmatisch'. Maar ik denk dat ik toch dacht dat het Nederlands van het Engels kwam.
I didn't know that, that's brilliant!
I read Asterix in Dutch, and the dog had his French name "Idefix". Turns out this is a pun on "idée fixe", making "Dogmatix" a brilliant translation!
So now I'm wondering if my reasoning was my own, or if I perhaps once knew about "Dogmatix" but just forgot...
I read Asterix in Dutch, and the dog had his French name "Idefix". Turns out this is a pun on "idée fixe", making "Dogmatix" a brilliant translation!
So now I'm wondering if my reasoning was my own, or if I perhaps once knew about "Dogmatix" but just forgot...
October 17, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I didn't know that, that's brilliant!
I read Asterix in Dutch, and the dog had his French name "Idefix". Turns out this is a pun on "idée fixe", making "Dogmatix" a brilliant translation!
So now I'm wondering if my reasoning was my own, or if I perhaps once knew about "Dogmatix" but just forgot...
I read Asterix in Dutch, and the dog had his French name "Idefix". Turns out this is a pun on "idée fixe", making "Dogmatix" a brilliant translation!
So now I'm wondering if my reasoning was my own, or if I perhaps once knew about "Dogmatix" but just forgot...
Great summary for those of us that couldn't be there, thanks!
October 8, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Great summary for those of us that couldn't be there, thanks!
Super interesting, thanks so much!
September 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Super interesting, thanks so much!
Can you give me an example? Have you been doing it long, or is it relatively new?
September 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Can you give me an example? Have you been doing it long, or is it relatively new?