#English
#scotland have callled for a #ceasefirenow , and so have #wales. I’m truly ashamed to be #english and this is NOT my government. It does not represent me. #gaza
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New entry on our website: "Yars’ Revenge: Atari XP SOLD OUT Collectors’ Series! – Atari VCS / 2600"
https://astrocohors.club/2023/12/yars-revenge-atari-xp-sold-out-collectors-series-atari-vcs-2600/
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#RANK1 #THEBEST #DARKANDDARKER #Wizard #English #solo #highroller #DaD #TwitchCon
New entry on our website: "A Man Plagiarised My Work: Women, Money, and the Nation"
https://astrocohors.club/2023/12/a-man-plagiarised-my-work-women-money-and-the-nation/
New entry on our website: "A Moment of Silence for Santos"
https://astrocohors.club/2023/12/a-moment-of-silence-for-santos/
Is anyone good with #English and #writing? I've written a few #scifi #smut stories (#homoerotic but not 100%, and with #robots and #androids) and could use one or more pairs of eyes on the stories before I publish them.
All of my works (everything I produce) is :ccbysa: (#ccbysa).
Let me know if you're interested and I'll grant you access to my Nextcloud where I have everything.
OK, it looks like the last one did not work, either. Now I will tag it in the text: #english (so that it’s assigned to its category by a micro.blog filter) and see what happens.
@RustyBertrand
Excellent progress.
Please collect your Brian Blessed Award for advanced #English
:-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfeMP4h8dhM
Bilingdle answers for 2023-12-09
MIDGE (en)
SENTÓ (es)
Example sentences:
https://list.bilingdle.com/archive/92ab28ed-ce10-4fe4-92ec-53987c71f561
#Wordle #WordleLike #bilingual #bilingue #english #spanish #espanol #ingles
#LGBTQ English #Wikipedia deletion alert
Could you save this LGBTQ related #English Wikipedia article from deletion?
HIV Prevention Trials Network
* The
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV_Prevention_Trials_Network
Discussion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/HIV_Prevention_Trials_Network
#MerriamWebster to the rescue again.
Avoid #inflammable.
Use #flammable instead, and #nonflammable for the opposite.
#English #Vocabulary #Words #Language
https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/flammable-or-inflammable
#LGBTQ English #Wikipedia deletion alert
Could you save this LGBTQ related #English Wikipedia article from deletion?
Youngmi Mayer
* American stand-up comic
Here is a selection of #iPhone apps that will help you #learn #English on the go. Udemy, eGrammar, eJoy, ELSA, and more! https://readerupdated.com/2023/09/11/best-iphone-learning-english-language/
Here is a selection of #iPhone apps that will help you #learn #English on the go. Udemy, eGrammar, eJoy, ELSA, and more! https://readerupdated.com/2023/09/11/best-iphone-learning-english-language/
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Bilingdle answers for 2023-12-08
CORSÉ (es)
CLANK (en)
Example sentences:
https://list.bilingdle.com/archive/18962930-1a38-4ee3-a000-3d6c895d3789
#Wordle #WordleLike #bilingual #bilingue #english #spanish #espanol #ingles
#LGBTQ English #Wikipedia deletion alert
Could you save this LGBTQ related #English Wikipedia article from deletion?
Legal.io
* Legal.io, formerly LawGives, is a technology company for legal organizations and legal networks to match clients to lawyers, legal knowledge, and services
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal.io
Discussion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Legal.io
Here is a selection of #iPhone apps that will help you #learn #English on the go. Udemy, eGrammar, eJoy, ELSA, and more! https://readerupdated.com/2023/09/11/best-iphone-learning-english-language/
Counting system used by Northumberland shepherds (UK). Love the sound of these words!
#TeamEnglish #EngChat #dialect #English
#OnThisDay The eradication of the smallpox virus was certified (1979).
Birth Anniversary of American computer scientist Grace Hopper (1906). She led the development of COBOL, an early high-level #Programming #Language.
Birth Anniversary of #English #Poet John Milton (1608).
Today is International Anti-Corruption Day.
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Слова «talons» и »claws» в английском языке обозначают острые, изогнутые когти у птиц и животных, но между ними есть некоторые различия.
«Claw» — это острый, изогнутый коготь, который используется для хватания и копания. Когти можно найти у различных животных, от домашних кошек до медведей и рептилий, таких как игуаны. Когти обычно короче и менее острые, чем талоны, и они используются для хватания и захвата добычи Source 0.
«Talon», с другой стороны, — это специальный коготь, который используется птицами-хищниками для охоты и убийства добычи. Талоны обычно длиннее и острей, чем когти, и используются для прокола и захвата добычи. Они также используются для сидения и подъема, и являются важным инструментом выживания для хищных птиц Source 0.
Важно отметить, что использование этих слов в предложении может зависеть от контекста. Например, если вы описываете острые когти гризли, то лучше использовать слово «claws». Если же вы описываете острые талоны сокола-сапсана, то лучше использовать слово «talons» Source 0.
В общем, «claw» обычно используется для описания когтей у млекопитающих и некоторых птиц, в то время как «talon» обычно используется для описания острых, изогнутых когтей у хищных птиц Source 0.
Bro, English is both a pain in the ass for me, and a sinister colonial language that has been imposed to the world as the 'lingua franca'. The language is a common requirement to even get into college, get a job, work in science, etc. It's terrible.
https://brownpoliticalreview.org/2017/04/linguistic-colonialism-english/
Courtesy of an old friend on FB.
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#streaming #gaming #linux #videogames #english #deutsch #hatclan
[Full-time] Senior Full Stack Developer at Baserow https://eurafri.com/jobboard/2023-12-05t11_04_17_06_00_foss_jobs_link__full-time_senior_full_stack/ #ENGLISH #EURAFRI #NPO #IT #IoT #Privacy #NoMassSurveillance #Security #FOSS #UseFOSS #PublicMoneyPublicCode #NonProfit #Austria #Germany #Europe
[Full-time] Embedded Developer at maria@amarulasolutions.com https://eurafri.com/jobboard/2023-11-28t17_08_31_06_00_foss_jobs_link__full-time_embedded_developer/ #ENGLISH #EURAFRI #NPO #IT #IoT #Privacy #NoMassSurveillance #Security #FOSS #UseFOSS #PublicMoneyPublicCode #NonProfit #Austria #Germany #Europe
“Researchers found that the average 20-year-old American #English speaker knows about 42,000 unique words, and this number grows to about 48,000 by age 60. Some people will have even larger vocabularies.” #language #dictionary
Maybe this is a toot about Al 🟢, maybe this is a toot about AI 🤖 , either way the #English #language is suboptimal for #online #communication.
1/2
Eh. I know that word has been in use for a long time. But still, i thought Susan was more conservative, language wise, and would hav used the three sillable version.
#mischievious #english #vocabulary #spelling
https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/2017-06-30-ellen-demo-18
そうだ！天然記念物「ヤシガニ」を探しに行こう！夜のドライブ～ん♪【宮古島】 https://www.alojapan.com/1005502/%e3%81%9d%e3%81%86%e3%81%a0%ef%bc%81%e5%a4%a9%e7%84%b6%e8%a8%98%e5%bf%b5%e7%89%a9%e3%80%8c%e3%83%a4%e3%82%b7%e3%82%ac%e3%83%8b%e3%80%8d%e3%82%92%e6%8e%a2%e3%81%97%e3%81%ab%e8%a1%8c%e3%81%93%e3%81%86/
#coconutcrab #English #ExploringMiyakojiam #Japan #Japanese #miyakojima #miyakojimajapan #MiyakojimaokinawaJapan #Miyakojimatrip #Okinawa #Okinawadestinations #Okinawatour #okinawatravel #Okinawatrip #Okinawavacation #study #travel #trip #ヤシガニ #勉強 #宮古島 #宮古島旅行 #旅行 #日本 #沖縄 #沖縄旅行 #英会話 #観光
"'"Strength is stored in the hair." - Samson' - Judges" - Bible
(I wish #English had more quote marks for layers beyond 2)
#LGBTQ English #Wikipedia deletion alert
Could you save this LGBTQ related #English Wikipedia article from deletion?
Mayfair, Fresno County, California
* Mayfair is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States. Mayfair sits at an elevation of. The 2010 U.S. census reported Mayfair's population was 4,589
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayfair%2C_Fresno_County%2C_California
🕘Z At the top of the hour it's The Fingertip Show Presented by Jorgen Hansson www.JorgenHansson.com in #English and #Swedish. Good ✌️music and fun!✌️ https://theglobalvoice.info:8443/broadband #audio #TGVRadio 🎉🎉🎉🎶🇸🇪🎶
My latest #ebook "The Gentleman 3000", is arriving on various platforms (publish in progress) on preorder (release December 22).
#French version : https://books2read.com/u/mKX77v
#English version : https://books2read.com/u/mlpqlY
#writing #EroticWriting #gay #amwriting #auteur #writer #indieauthor
Afghanistan: Taliban Schools Also Failing Boys | Human Rights Watch
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/05/afghanistan-taliban-schools-also-failing-boys
#Afghanistan
#Schools
#Boys
#Talisman
#Abuse
#CoporalPunishment
#Curriculum
#RestrictedCurriculum
#Arts
#Sport
#English
#CivicEducation
#UnqualifiedTeachers
#NoTeacher
#MentalHealth
#Anxiety
#HumanitarianCrisis
#Discrimination
#UN
#HumanRights
«In effort 2 protect what is seen as deterioration in use of #French #language in our neighbor 2 the north, #Quebec has now decided there r far 2 many foreign students in Quebec..speakng #English on the streets
In effort 2 help our northrn friends, we in #Vermont, #NewYork, #NewHampshire & elsewhere should not visit #Montreal, bcuz presence o so many English-speaking toursts will, if a4mentioned rationale is used, b detrimntal 2 preservation o French in Quebec»
#sarcasm
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The Expanse - A telltale series - episode 4
#streaming #gaming #videogames #english #chatting #owncast #videogames #TheGamersTavern #italiano
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Live from Chritmas illumination in Osaka✨ - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQonyWRrS0Y
> Street walking Live! -Suidōsuji shopping arcade #live #kobe #streetlive #livejapan #walkjapan #shoppingstreetThis stream is created with #PRISMLiveStudio
#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture
From Anime to Fluency: Josh's Path to Learning 5 Languages - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPaTWSE1oPE
> 🌐 Welcome to the first episode of "How I Learned It," where we explore the exciting world of language learning through real-life stories! 🎓 In this episode...
#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture
After much effort, I was able to find & fill the gap, but at first this read to me like a "More people have been to Russia than I have" sentence:
"Republicans are more likely to say White people experience racism than Black people"
Also, I haven't had my ☕ yet so maybe this is parsable on a first try to everyone else?
i was told by the wise to make an #introduction post, so:
hi all i'm kat or katie!! i'm #autistic and #queer and i like #literature and #words and #language and #books and #writing and #podcast.
i competently speak #português #english #français #español #deutsch and incompetently a few others.
i also do computer stuff? i like being a tech nerd among the humanists and a book nerd among the techies.
i'm animalcule on bluesky but that was taken here.
Only the most important articles for me:
The Bizarre Mariko Aoki Phenomenon | Tokyo Weekender
https://www.tokyoweekender.com/japan-life/news-and-opinion/bizzare-mariko-aoki-phenomenon/
> A look at Mariko Aoki, who once wrote an essay for a Japanese magazine in the mid-1980s about an unexplained urge to poop while in bookstores.
#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture #poop #Bookstore #MarikoAoki
Japanese and English Christmas Picture Books for Babies and Toddlers – Tiny Tot In Tokyo
https://tinytotintokyo.com/japanese-and-english-christmas-picture-books-for-babies-and-toddlers
#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture
Grateful for the #translation of my #poetry into Spanish 😇
by Argentinian #writer/#artist, Blanca Strepponi 🙏🏼✨
For my lucky #poem in #English, click on link, below👇🏼
youtu.be/lDhKYQBvNsc
Hoping that, one day in the not-too-distant future, I might look forward to an entire #book of mine in #Spanish. 🙌🏼
#bookstodon #books #writing #WritingCommunity #poetrycommunity #animals
Glisten for iPad is nearly ready, including a new text slow reveal mode. Want to help beta test it? Here are the details: https://glisten.ist/2023/12/06/glisten-coming-to-ipad/
#languageapp #languagelearning #langtoot #english #spanish #french #languages #language
Is #UK going back on #Brexit ?
#Brits want to return to the #EU ?
...
of course they want.
but
the real question is...
Does the EU want the Brits back?
This is NOT a stupid question
the #English have always created problems for the EU
demanded more money than any other Nations
and they had the 'veto' vote (who they used 'too much')
Therefore
the real question is...
does the EU want the #UK back?
... not so sure so.
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#NewZealand central bank chief defended its use of the Maori language in official communications on Wednesday, as the country’s new centre-right government looks to roll back the use of the #Indigenous language in the public sector.
#ShaneMacGowan and #ThePogues: A unifying #Irish-#English voice, in time of bombs and bullets #music https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67581647
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Heard the French expression "on est un con" https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/on_est_un_con a few days ago.
Translated to english it could be "They is an idiot", which in the end mean that if you don't specify who is "they" in one assertion, it's probably worthless.
You know, it happens in assertions like "Vaccines don't work, while they want to make you believe the opposite".
Is there a similar expression in English? Because I could use that a lot.
I disagree with the notion that #English spelling and pronunciation are pretty random.
Every language has defined spelling and pronunciation rules. So does English.
Every language has loan words. Some loan words preserve the original spelling and pronunciation while others are naturalized.
It's just that English has lots of loan words from different languages, that use spelling from another language and pronunciation from yet another. It's as simple as that (plus some drift).
Few people know that the word algebra comes from an Arabic expression, which once translationed into English means "the gibr."
(Yes, I typed translationed and I'm keeping it there. Screw your social conventions! Hahahahahahaha!)
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Benoît Sokal: „Sinking Island“ #2 [DE/EN]
#streaming #gaming #linux #videogames #english #deutsch #hatclan
Manish Goregaokar & Ben Joeng are acting out a scenario of a #Unicode proposal user community interview for #English, were #Latin not the basis for #ASCII. Actually justifying C vs G, explaining capital letters, etc is a fun and funny thought experiment for an Anglophone audience. #MultilingualDH
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Deadly Friday: „ELEX“ #9 [DE/EN]
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Nemomobile in November 2023
In November, Nemomobile integrated Qt6, enabling 100+ packages, including Lipstick, for operational end-user apps. Crucial fixes include Maliit keyboard compatibility. Qt Quick controls saw improvements. Compatibility achieved on Jelly Star.
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Schöne neue Welt: „Kaptain Brawe: A Brawe New World“ [DE]
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I think I've found my winners for "Unfortunate English Mistakes" this year...
In the "One Letter Makes a Difference" category:
"American companies are hunting minorities; especially Hispanics and Blacks."
and...
In the "Unfortunate set of typos in the same phrase" category:
"Blackock is the largest asses manager in the world."
🥥 When it comes to the #ElginMarbles, the #English don't have a plinth to stand on. 🥥
Guess I should probably do an #introduction! Names Alex (they/ze). I'm a university student currently studying #English and #Creative Writing in hopes of being an author one day! I'm currently residint on the east coast of Turtle Island. I enjoy #crocheting, #knitting, drinking #tea, and #vampires. Would love to follow queer #artists and other queer #creatives on here!
#Joomla module new release:
💡 zitat-service.de 2.0.2
Now also for #joomla5. The Joomla module displays a random #quote from the collection of the user community.
The selection of quotes can be limited by language (#Deutsch 🇩🇪, #English 🇬🇧, #Español 🇪🇸, #日本語 🇯🇵 and #Українська 🇺🇦), author, category, or the quotes set by an user. #OpenSource and free.
Demo page for the module: https://joomla.zitat-service.de
#TheMetalDogArticleList
#BraveWords
THE ROLLING STONES Launch English And Spanish Language Lyric Videos For "Don't Stop"
#TheRollingStones #DontStop #RockMusic #OfficialLyricVideos #English #Spanish #Facebook #Youtube #Instagram #SphericLabs
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Moorhuhn Adventure: „Der Fluch des Goldes“ #1 [DE]
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Dear native speakers of #English, please help me to settle a question:
If you hear "half six" as a time descriptor, do you understand it, and does it mean 6:30 or 5:30?
I know, in the South East of England it's a common way of stating the time, and it means 6:30.
But elsewhere?
@RickiTarr The word "Quay" pops up a dozen times in each of the hundreds of Enid Blyton adventure books I read as a young kid. (Famous Five, Secret Seven, etc). With a qua- like "quasar" & "quack", I pronounced quay as "Kway" for years. It's just not commonly used irl unless you live in a harbour, I guess? 🤷
Anyways - apparently Quay is properly "Key".
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/quay
I'll do it again in #english, maybe it is of interest for others too:
@heiseonline is on of the biggest official accounts on #Mastodon by a german media organization. It's now a year old and I had a look into the ~62k followers. Turns out, that federation in the #fediverse seems to work: Less than a fourth are from mastodon.social, the rest are on more than 1900 different instances.
#MastodonMigration #TwitterMigration #SocialMedia #analytics
Original Post:
https://social.heise.de/@mho/111450312122480440
‘Pachi pachi’ or ‘kachi kachi’? Japan launches foreigners’ guide to tricky world of onomatopoeia | Japan | The Guardian
#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture
I think the impulse that leads some people to call Jira tickets just "Jiras" is the same as the one that has people calling blog posts "blogs". Either way, it drives me nuts.
It's also probably the same that got Senator "Series of Tubes" Stevens to say "I sent an internet the other day".
Just heard Dove Cameron's "Sand", and while #grammar sticklers might want to reflexively quibble with her on the less/fewer front, I am 100% willing to put it aside, because "I have less pieces of you than…" parallels the "more pieces" in the previous line, and the demands of meter here *absolutely* trump those of grammar. Jamming "fewer" in there would've been lumpy and killed the (heart-rending!) emotional charge.
Lyrics: https://genius.com/Dove-cameron-sand-lyrics
Music: https://tidal.com/browse/track/327342649
#English #usage
@kelvin0mql
See if you can goad them into saying the name of the letter 'H' (aitch).
:-)
#English #language #pronunciation #grammar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmVnr7rsWrE
About me: #introduction #presentation
Country: México 🇲🇽
Timezone: UTC-6
Pronouns: She/They
Major: Computer Systems Engineering
I speak:
- #Spanish
- #English
- #Portuguese
- #French
- #Esperanto
I can code in:
- C/C++
- Python
- JavaScript
- Java
- Rust
- BASIC
Interests: #GNU_Linux, #FOSS, #Software Development, #Music, Languages/Linguistics, Mycology
Hobbies: Music production, language learning, reading, videogames, video/film production, #philosophy
I also have accounts in: Mastodon, Lemmy, PeerTube
I don't recommend you use "irregardless," but it first appeared in print more than 200 years ago!
In this week's Grammar Girl podcast, Susan Herman looks at the history of this much-hated word, why dictionaries include it, and if it will ever move beyond its "nonstandard" status.
APPLE PODCASTS: https://applepodcasts.com/GrammarGirl
SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/454uDte
TRANSCRIPT: https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/irregardless/transcript
YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/aJ78C228AD4
How #MomsforLiberty and a #notorious #English #teacher #exploited a #highschool #student.
"A #teacher (from a neighboring county) asked the #student to #checkout the #book, that #teacher then gave the book to a member of #MomsforLiberty, who gave it to #Gurski."
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Florida #Education #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://popular.info/p/how-moms-for-liberty-and-a-notorious
It’s good to have built-in #English spell checking on computers: receive vs. retrieve. To make things even more confusing, sieve is pronounced “siv”.
An interesting new medical training course started appearing on #Ukrainian #medical social media feeds.
Whole Blood Field Transfusion Course
Available at no financial cost in both #English and Ukrainian.
Course and content provided by the THOR (Trauma, Hemostasis and Oxygen Research) network.
Looks very interesting! Add it to the list.
Very happy to learn that if I ever expatriated to Ireland, I'd be able to use both "amn't" (as per the article) and"youse" (mentioned in comments) without, apparently, anyone batting an eye!
As a child, I was taught that "amn't" is incorrect, and never to use it, and social disapproval has kept me in check, but in my heart of hearts, I've always felt it *should be* the right word.
https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2014/03/04/amnt-i-glad-we-use-amnt-in-ireland/ #English #grammar #Ireland
it's interesting to see what names #languages give to the place various forms of public transportation pick up passengers at.
#French: arrêt de bus, arrêt de tramway, station de métro, gare
#English: bus stop, tram stop, metro station, train station.
meanwhile in #Hebrew (and I think in #Yiddish as well?) it's all the same word, lol
Is there a language that distinguishes between the words for tram stop and bus stop, making this a four-way distinction? I'm yet to find one.
Welcome. It's not that I am #NewToMastodon, but I am rather #neuhier with regards to the server I am on, so please allow to introduce myself, politely:
This is a rather private profile, with occasional toots around German and local #politics, #football and my personal life decisions (they’ll bring me to hell, I bet, if you believe in such stuff).
I'm #antifascist, and a #nocar person, and from that I think it is easy to conclude on the rest of my political views. If in doubt, please ask. Be prepared that most of my views are leaning #left - Hegelian.
Having worked in #ops and considering myself as #philosophy nerd for years, I am currently looking into #dev and #infosec a bit more to find a more sustainable way of living as I am sure that humankind needs to change in that regards, and these four have to play a major role in that change.
Living in #Leipzig, #Germany I am happy to answer all questions around topics taking place in mid Europe, as I consider myself as European rather than German.
I have a question to Canadian 🇨🇦 users here: Is is common to say the German word "und" in Canada instead of "and"?
I ask because Linus seems to say "und" at 3:33 ("there und there") and I've never noticed that in the English language before.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AoSXyVbCe4
Or is it just slang / a personal habit?
The #TYPO3 #CodeOfConduct is short and sweet at 157 words — and available in 17 languages. 🇺🇳 More translations are very welcome! (Contact me if you want to add one.) https://typo3.org/coc
#translation #arabic #chinese #croatian #danish #dutch #english #french #german #hindi #indonesian #italian #norwegian #spanish #SwissGerman #Urdu #welsh #CCBY
@mina
I completely sympathise!
Going right back to the BBC Micro I used to find ways of substituting proper #English for annoying pandering Americanisms :-)
#maths #humour #language #ThoseFunnyAmericans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqfVE-fykk
Diphthong. A word that's all sexed up just to distract from the fact that it conveys a rather ordinary concept.
A shame that (even) words (have to) resort to such cheap tricks to get attention. ☹️
I was talking with my friend yesterday and she mentioned the only reason she hasn't started a Mastodon account is she keeps being indecisive about what instance to join. Does anyone have a good instance suggestion for a #literary #translator of #Finnish (aka #Suomi) novels into #English?