This "naughty" #etymology is all for naught
It may seem obvious but I never noticed that "naughty" comes from a word meaning "zero".

This "naughty" #etymology is all for naught
It may seem obvious but I never noticed that "naughty" comes from a word meaning "zero".
Spanberger voting-rights letters sent to dead felons amid ballot access push #God #Family #Country #Borders #Language #Culture #Army #Navy #AirForce #Marines #NationalGuard #MAGA #Communism www.foxnews.com/politics/spa...
It is Peanut Butter Jelly Time For Language
You thought it was strange before...
You thought it was strange before...
#craft-of-writing #sociology #writing #ai-ml #language #memes
https://www.ideatrash.net/2026/10/it-is-peanut-butter-jelly-time-for-language.html
It is Peanut Butter Jelly Time For Language
You thought it was strange before...
You thought it was strange before...
https://www.ideatrash.net/2026/10/it-is-peanut-butter-jelly-time-for-language.html
#craft-of-writing #sociology #writing #ai-ml #language #memes
Learn another #language for #brainhealth
#LANGUAGE Did you know? As many as 7,000 languages are spoken in the world today, but one out of every five are no longer being passed on to the next generation.
nouvelles.umontreal.ca/en/article/2...
Taking clauses apart taught me to appreciate the architecture of language. It also made grammar feel less like homework and more like a puzzle. #language #school #prose #grammar
www.csmonitor.com/The-Home-For...
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The concept of "glottophobia" captures that particularly well: linguistic prejudice can look like a debate about “correctness” while reproducing much broader social hierarchies underneath.
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Linguists quoted in the article challenge the idea that there is only one “proper” form of Portuguese, pointing instead to the normal variation that exists across regions, communities & social groups.