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@mihalyfy.bsky.socialA great little write-up thanks to the Yale Grammatical Diversity Project:
The use of positive "anymore" in English.
@epiphenomenal.bsky.socialOkay, I'm temporarily back to my past-life career since I was summoned for some urgent translations (of a past life). Now I feel like I'm in The Mummy. I'm turning on the lights while I'm reading out loud, just in case.
@corabuhlert.bsky.socialThe linguist in me loves this: This junction box in Lommel in Flanders is emblazoned with a phrase in the local dialect with a translation into regular Flemish. It says, "Grudgingly done is still done." #Linguistics #Lommel #BelgianPublicArt
Annie's Origin of Words and Phrases
“Go the Extra Mile”
#etymology, #wordorigins, #linguistics, #languagehistory, #wordnerd
@moderndaybartleby.bsky.socialMy fourth Book Holdings installment has been posted -
#LingSky #Linguistics #BookSky #Books
moderndaybartleby.wordpress.com/2026/10/03/b...
@conlangery.comWe have a good baseline for the Sun Elven language to create a writing system. Now, we're going to work on Twilight Elven, a koine of early Dawn and Dusk varieties. #conlang #language #linguistics #dnd #ttrpg youtube.com/live/7A9Ky6U...
@slangzone-en.bsky.socialcock
Some compliments arrive dressed as a grammatical emergency. This one has a real talent for making the group chat suddenly 😳…
@bnerlich.bsky.socialFor weekend readers, my last offering on the 'going rogue' metaphor as a 'hegemonic' metaphor that has provoked quite a few counter-metaphors and debunking efforsts #AI #metaphor #linguistics #AIMetaphorObservatory makingsciencepublic.com/2026/10/02/r...
@andrewcgrant.bsky.socialAre Mi'kmaw hieroglyphs one of the earliest Indigenous writing systems or just a memory aid?
Both the use and origin of these glyphs is uncertain but what is certain is they look nothing like European writing systems.
#Linguistics #WritingSystems #IndigenousLanguage #Mikmaq #TruthAndReconciliation
@mathiastck.bsky.socialTIL:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coopera...
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In #SocialScience generally and #linguistics specifically, the #CooperativePrinciple describes how people achieve effective conversational communication in common social situations—
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