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How we communicate is important to the world’s future. Language plays a major part in that. These articles cover everything from polyglots to accents.

Did someone use Bing's AI chatbot to enter a New Yorker cartoon caption contest?

Comedy, Cool Links, Language, TechnologyMarch 29, 2023October 2

AI / cartoons / phrases

Adopted Portuguese words in the Far East

LanguageFebruary 18, 2023February 18

Asia / China / Japan / phrases / Portugal / Taiwan / Vietnam

The origins of 'man'

Black Cultures, LanguageJanuary 10, 2023January 9

phrases / USA

Mele Kalikimaka: it's Hawaiian for Christmas nonsense

Culture, Language, MusicDecember 16, 2022January 29

Atlas Obscura / Christmas / phrases / USA

The fascinating origins and development of the Italian New Jersey dialect

LanguageDecember 7, 2022December 4

Atlas Obscura / geography / Italy / New York / USA

What is Gérson's law?

Culture, Language, SocietyDecember 2, 2022December 10

Brazil / phrases

Facts from MIT's Heritage Meets Heritage event

Language, SocietyNovember 23, 2022December 2

Africa / Asia / etymology / France / Germany / Japan / Portugal / Spain / USA / Vietnam

Dinosaur Comics on words, or terms, or expressions, or phrases, or idioms

Comics, LanguageNovember 8, 2022November 8

dinosaurs / phrases

Segue o Teu Destino

LanguageOctober 24, 2022October 24

life / poetry / Portugal

A supercut of the 'Right Behind Me' trope

Film, Language, TelevisionAugust 6, 2022August 6

phrases / video

My all-time favourite dad joke

Comedy, LanguageJune 26, 2022May 31

dads / jokes / phrases

The etymology of 'villain'

LanguageJune 2, 2022June 2

etymology / phrases / supervillains

Poetry corner #1

LanguageMay 22, 2022May 22

life / poetry / Portugal

The curious case of the 'bucket list'

Culture, Language, Pop Culture, The InternetMarch 5, 2022May 18

etymology / Jack Nicholson / phrases / Reddit / Web culture

Reuters on pronouns and gendered language

LanguageMarch 3, 2022November 19

gender / LGBTQ / men / phrases / women

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