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This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Behind the Aegis Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 3678
Finally decided on a third language... Turkish 4 prodigitalson Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 4996
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From Judeo-Greek to Karaim, Oxford courses on 12 rare Jewish languages aim to keep heritages alive 0 Behind the Aegis Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 4092
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Tut, a Language Used by Enslaved Africans, Is Resurfacing on Social Media 1 Behind the Aegis Aug 2021 Aug 2021 11 3963
Hidden Influence of Chinese Characters and Words on Korean Vocabulary and Writing (Zev Handel) 0 soryang Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 3658
Mistranslated doctoral thesis title triggers plagiarism review rocking South Korean politics 2 soryang Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 4234
is there a law of linguistics that says words change to what is easier to pronounce? 9 raccoon Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 6899
Oldest Korean-letter metal type blocks from King Sejong's reign are found 1 soryang Jul 2021 Jul 2021 4 12139
100 verbs to survive in JAPAN! (Essential verbs in a day) 0 YoshidaYui Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 5260
Real Time with Bill Maher guests - Friday, May 7, 2021 0 Behind the Aegis May 2021 May 2021 1 4750
Akron-born YouTube star and speaker of many languages dies 1 soryang Apr 2021 Apr 2021 9 11497
Vent/rant about unclear speech 3 Foolacious Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 3116
The story of Richard Sears or "Uncle Hanzi" 12 soryang Mar 2021 Mar 2021 5 6588
English must be so confusing to ESL people - where is the 'g' in anxiety? 28 bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 8200
We need to talk about 'Kike' -- how did the slur originate anyway? 0 Behind the Aegis Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 5008
We're running out of time to preserve endangered Jewish languages. 0 Behind the Aegis Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 3109
Can any suggest American TV shows that I can watch which are 3 phylny Jan 2021 Jan 2021 0 6813
American Boys Pretending to Not Speak Korean ( Actually Fluent ) - Prank - [ Sean Pablo ] 8 yuiyoshida Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 8789
Understand NATIVE Japanese Conversations 0 yuiyoshida Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 2669
350 Phrases Every Japanese Beginner Must Know 5 yuiyoshida Dec 2020 Dec 2020 0 4859
Surprising Strangers Switching from Chinese to Japanese: Yokohama Chinatown #3 0 yuiyoshida Dec 2020 Dec 2020 0 4210
Early recording of Korean from the Sorbonne 2 soryang Dec 2020 Dec 2020 2 4260

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The Translator Relay: Don Mee Choi 1 soryang Sep 2020 Sep 2020 2 3626
DuoLingo app! 3 yuiyoshida May 2020 Sep 2020 0 3995
What's "Daze" in "Yare Yare Daze"? (And "Dawa"?") 0 yuiyoshida Sep 2020 Sep 2020 0 2296
Why Google Translate FAILS at Japanese 1 yuiyoshida Aug 2020 Aug 2020 1 2126
Would love to learn Mandarin online need suggestions 5 TuxedoKat Aug 2020 Aug 2020 0 4828
A question about the ellipsis 13 PJMcK Aug 2020 Aug 2020 2 5454
Any recommendations for jump starting French 9 bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 Jun 2020 0 6824
I learned something new today.... 3 yuiyoshida Jun 2020 Jun 2020 4 3735
Lingo: Around Europe in Sixty Languages 4 Behind the Aegis May 2020 Jun 2020 1 4529
A neat site for translations 4 Behind the Aegis Jul 2013 May 2020 1 6412
Interesting twitter thread on "translation talk" 1 soryang May 2020 May 2020 3 2824
I was looking at taking Spanish at our community college. I was wondering about online 4 brewens Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 3614
1400 Japanese Vocab & Phrase 3 hr Audiobook (BasicIntermediate) 0 yuiyoshida Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 2236
Yandere (ヤンデレ) 1 yuiyoshida Mar 2020 Mar 2020 4 2047
PARASITE-Jessica song(Parody)full version-Korea song(독도는 우리 땅) 0 soryang Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 2468
Korea Sijo (시조) in English -- by translation and original poems 0 soryang Feb 2020 Feb 2020 2 2463
How I Learnt JAPANESE (Mikan) 3 yuiyoshida Jan 2020 Feb 2020 0 2719
DO NOT SAY 'I think...' - say THIS instead - 21 more advanced alternative phrases 6 yuiyoshida Jan 2020 Jan 2020 4 3301
Hwang Jini's riddle is a play on Hanja 0 soryang Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 6362
What does the Korean word "Arirang" ( 아리랑 ) mean? 0 soryang Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 4716
Ten Useful Korean Slang Terms X 2 2 soryang Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 2578
Japanese phrases you can use (Phrases I have accumulated over the years.) 1 yuiyoshida Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 8970
Why Is Korean So Hard? 1 soryang Sep 2019 Sep 2019 4 2713
WHY Japanese is the HARDEST Language 4 yuiyoshida Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 2489
Agnotology 4 littlemissmartypants Sep 2019 Sep 2019 8 2666
Japanese guy reacts to Foreigner's Tattoos 1 yuiyoshida Aug 2019 Aug 2019 3 2505
the persistence of syntax 3 Lionel Mandrake Aug 2019 Aug 2019 3 2709
My 1950s miseducation in English. 13 Lionel Mandrake Jul 2019 Aug 2019 2 4437
A Brief History of British and Irish Languages 4 ashling Mar 2019 Jul 2019 19 3693
expressing feelings in Japanese 7 yuiyoshida Jun 2019 Jul 2019 1 3190

Languages and Linguistics Continued...

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These are the hardest-to-spell words in the English language, CNN: 3 Stuart G May 2019 May 2019 2 2704
What's in a name? Japan puzzles over 'Reiwa' 2 soryang Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 2437
Does redundancy constitute bad grammar? 38 Lionel Mandrake Jul 2017 Apr 2019 0 11946
Crossing Divides: Two Koreas divided by a fractured language 5 soryang Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 6449
South Carolina African American Heritage Foundation Invites Applicants for Summer Institute 1 Behind the Aegis Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 2528
How to Upgrade your Speech by Not Saying "Like" 9 littlemissmartypants Nov 2018 Jan 2019 3 4513
The 10 Oldest Languages Still Spoken In The World Today 11 elleng Mar 2017 Dec 2018 6 5987
Morphology of "antidisestablishmentarianism", 2 Lionel Mandrake Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 8138
Has anyone gone to an immersion school? 10 Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2012 Sep 2018 1 6415
Questions about the word pendejo 11 47of74 Sep 2017 Jul 2018 0 5912
Items on the menu at a Mexican restaurant. 2 Lionel Mandrake Nov 2017 Jul 2018 0 4003
Wiktionary IPA symbol R is messed up. 3 Lionel Mandrake Feb 2017 Feb 2018 0 3392
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 left-of-center2012 Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2166
What native English speakers instinctively know. 4 PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2016 May 2017 5 3761
Calling Yourself Humbled Doesnt Sound as Humble as It Used To 2 Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2017 Feb 2017 4 3781
Learning a language for business 1 KatyMan Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2889
pronunciation of poly- 4 Lionel Mandrake Aug 2016 Sep 2016 0 3366
The cult of the hyperpolyglot 3 Starboard Tack Feb 2012 Aug 2016 1 4329
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