🧩 Topic vs. Subject (は vs が)
Japanese phrase of the day: 私が学生です (watashi ga gakusei desu)
= I am the one who is a student.
Illustration: AI-generated.
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@gonglogic.com🧩 Topic vs. Subject (は vs が)
Japanese phrase of the day: 私が学生です (watashi ga gakusei desu)
= I am the one who is a student.
Illustration: AI-generated.
@gonglogic.com👪 Family Banquets & Holidays
Mandarin word of the day: 团圆饭 (tuán yuán fàn)
= reunion dinner
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@cambup-linguistics.cambridge.orgStudies language impairment in adults with Long COVID and its impact on their psychological well-being, employment and social relationships.
Language and Long COVID by Louise Cummings, Coming Soon & #OpenAccess
@ratanvaswani.bsky.socialQuestion de phonétique : avez-vous remarqué ce petit sifflement que beaucoup de gens font à la fin de « oui » ? Genre [wiç]. La voyelle s'assourdit en fin d'énoncé et l'air se met à siffler. Qu'en pensent les phonéticiens et les locuteurs natifs ? #langsky
@gonglogic.com🧩 Politeness and Mood Sentence Particles
Thai word of the day: คะ (ká)
= polite question particle (female)
ขอโทษนะคะ ห้างพารากอนไปทางไหนคะ
“Excuse me, which way is Paragon Mall?”
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@germanwordoftheday.bsky.socialansprechen auf - address about Er spricht sie auf das Problem an, weil es gelöst werden muss. #deutsch #German #Languagelearning #Langsky #Edusky
@wordvoyage.bsky.socialToday's word is 'quilombo' (Brazilian Portuguese · kee-LOHM-boo).
Meaning: A community founded by escaped enslaved people in Brazil, and by extension a symbol of Afro-Braz
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@perkinskeighley.bsky.social🧵 4/4
Ofcom is now reflecting this in its guidance by introducing separate pre- & post-watershed ratings for potentially offensive terms, which feels like a useful acknowledgment that audience expectations are contextual rather than fixed.
@perkinskeighley.bsky.social🧵 3/4
This research demonstrates that audiences interpret language socially: who says something, about whom, where, when & why all matter.
@perkinskeighley.bsky.social🧵 2/4
At the same time, they stressed that acceptability depends heavily on context, including the speaker’s intent, the platform, genre, time of broadcast, identity of the speaker & whether warnings or apologies are provided.
@perkinskeighley.bsky.social🧵 1/4
Participants were particularly concerned about language targeting race, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, & physical or mental health conditions.
@perkinskeighley.bsky.socialNew research conducted by Ofcom suggests audiences are becoming more tolerant of swearing in television, radio & on-demand content, while remaining much less accepting of discriminatory language.
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@gonglogic.com🧩 Tense and Aspect Markers
Vietnamese word of the day: sẽ
= future tense marker
Cuối tuần này tôi sẽ đi Đà Lạt với gia đình và sẽ ở đó ba ngày.
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@wordvoyage.bsky.socialToday's word is 'igarapé' (Brazilian Portuguese · ee-gah-rah-PEH).
Meaning: A narrow natural waterway in the Amazon basin, a stream or channel winding through the forest th
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@nimxilquddiem.bsky.socialニュースを話題に英会話練習 #langsky
Scripted AI roleplay
▷ Surviving on Thin Margins: Why Free Bean Sprouts Are Disappearing
『物価の優等生』モヤシに異変 業界トップクラスの生産業者の事業停止でラーメン店などで“争奪戦”状態に 生産業者は17年で235社→86社に減少「価格転嫁しにくい構造がウィークポイントに」
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@gonglogic.com🧩 Causal Connective Endings
Korean phrase of the day: 배가 고파서 밥을 먹었습니다. (Baega gopaseo babeul meogeotseumnida.)
= I was hungry, so I ate.
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@wordvoyage.bsky.socialToday's word is 'capoeira' (Brazilian Portuguese · kah-poh-AY-rah).
Meaning: In Brazil, it is the Afro-Brazilian art form that combines martial arts, dance, acrobatics and m
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@wordvoyage.bsky.socialToday's word is 'desabafo' (Brazilian Portuguese · deh-zah-BAH-foo).
Meaning: An emotional unburdening: the relief of speaking openly about what weighs on you, often to a tru
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@wordvoyage.bsky.socialToday's word is 'pororoca' (Brazilian Portuguese · poh-roh-ROH-kah).
Meaning: A tidal bore, especially the loud wave that surges up the Amazon and nearby rivers when the ocea
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@slangzone-nl.bsky.socialbommen en granaten
Sommige uitroepen klinken alsof iemand net een slagveld heeft ontdekt, terwijl er alleen een potje gamen gaande is. Maar deze ene klinkt alsof de geschiedenisboeken ineens meedoen 💥…