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Florian<p><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> can be so much fun if you really start thinking about common idoms and how much context they sometimes require. </p><p>Dutch: "je bent een lekker ding"<br>fellow Dutch: "they just called me hot"<br>Foreigner: "...did you just call me a tasty thing? The f*ck is wrong with you?" </p><p><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/showerthoughts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>showerthoughts</span></a></p>
Jessie (they/she) 🍓 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉<p>Does anyone know of some sort of active community of language exchange for queer english speakin folks who are learning spanish? Im in a community rn which is awesome, but my experiences there are mixed with me being trans 😭 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lgbt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lgbt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtq</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a></p>
Jonathan Emmesedi<p>VIVIZ</p><p>SinB, Umji, and Eunha show us that Korean is an SOV (Subject-Object-Verb) language.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Kpop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kpop</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/VIVIZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VIVIZ</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Korean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Korean</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Languages</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/KpopPix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KpopPix</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LinguisticTypology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinguisticTypology</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WordOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordOrder</span></a></p>
Xab<p>A thought I've been having for a while:</p><p>If the Italian-speaking Fediverse keeps getting quieter, maybe it would make sense to start posting only in English or Spanish in the future?</p><p>I think other linguistic minorities can understand me on this:</p><p>it would be a shame, but I imagine these are considerations that often happen on the web 🤔</p><p><a href="https://social.andreacorinti.com/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a><br><a href="https://social.andreacorinti.com/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Languages</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>We Tested 7 Languages Under Extreme Load and Only One Didn't Crash</p><p><a href="https://freedium.cfd/https:/medium.com/@codeperfect/we-tested-7-languages-under-extreme-load-and-only-one-didnt-crash-it-wasn-t-what-we-expected-67f84c79dc34" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">freedium.cfd/https:/medium.com</span><span class="invisible">/@codeperfect/we-tested-7-languages-under-extreme-load-and-only-one-didnt-crash-it-wasn-t-what-we-expected-67f84c79dc34</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExtremeLoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeLoad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Testing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Testing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Performance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Performance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CrashAnalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrashAnalysis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reliability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reliability</span></a></p>
AnneArchy Anne<p>Looking for opinions on independent language learning tools (apps, programs, etc). Anyone have thoughts, recommendations, words to the wise?</p><p><a href="https://glammr.us/tags/Languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Languages</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/LanguageLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageLearning</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/FediRecommends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediRecommends</span></a></p>
Programming Quotes<p>If there is a feature of a language that is sometimes problematic, and if it can be replaced with another feature that is more reliable, then always use the more reliable feature.</p><p> — Douglas Crockford</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>Lua beats MicroPython for serious embedded devs</p><p><a href="https://www.embedded.com/why-lua-beats-micropython-for-serious-embedded-devs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">embedded.com/why-lua-beats-mic</span><span class="invisible">ropython-for-serious-embedded-devs</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lua" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lua</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MicroPython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicroPython</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EmbeddedDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmbeddedDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Programming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a></p>
Neil<p>Any opinions on language learning tools, dear <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> ?</p><p>I know about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/duolingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>duolingo</span></a> , but are there good alternatives? Is there a reason not to use Duolingo?</p><p>Specifically: to (try to) learn basic Hungarian as a native German and English speaker.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languagelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languagelearning</span></a></p><p>Retoots helpful and welcome!</p><p>Edit: thanks for all the helpful replies!</p>
Programming Quotes<p>JavaScript is the only language that I'm aware of that people feel they don't need to learn before they start using it.</p><p> — Douglas Crockford</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/javascript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>javascript</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a></p>
US<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/us/58268/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/us/58268/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> New book collection aims to keep native languages alive <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>book</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Collection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Collection</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/native" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>native</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/New" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>New</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
ChasMusic (he/him)<p>My Infectious Multilingual playlist now stands at over 4100 songs and over 270 hours of mid-to-up-tempo music in dozens of languages and topolects.</p><p><a href="https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLdlgvDfBTAJb2Jx86sRBuOQqh-mcJN0y" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">music.youtube.com/playlist?lis</span><span class="invisible">t=PLLdlgvDfBTAJb2Jx86sRBuOQqh-mcJN0y</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/music" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>music</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/languagelovers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>languagelovers</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/SelfCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfCare</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ecoevo.social/@danmccullough" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>danmccullough</span></a></span> It makes me happy that I'm not the only one reading beetle texts.😁 Some are like ancient rock art, some use unknown alphabets ...<br>Your monster message dates surely from a secret gathering ...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/beetles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beetles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/engraving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engraving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rockArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rockArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NatureMatchCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMatchCuts</span></a></p>
Océane<p>I want to <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> with [you] people in the <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> !<br>Translating your articles, <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/proofreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proofreading</span></a> your <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a>, doing <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> for your video essay on a 20th century philosophical school, teach you one or two <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a>, doing admin for your educational non-profit, exchanging broader knowledge around politics, humanities, literature, helping sell you woodcarving art pieces...<br>but above all I want to make <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> and creative things with you.</p><p>I run out of options and ressources to find "normal" work IRL where I live, or escaping to study in Europe,<br>and it is in part because I had already started being too influenced by people on here to be able to continue accepting the dire conditions offered in my immediate environment,<br>but also, I joined here because I did not really belong in said environment already. <br>so the thing is, I can only do the things listed remotely, online, for now.</p><p>Anyone interested?<br><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/translation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>translation</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/job" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>job</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/jobsearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jobsearch</span></a></p>
Wild Sown <p>Among others used in English: Canoe, totem, muskeg, toboggan, skunk. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23langsky" target="_blank">#langsky</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23firstnations" target="_blank">#firstnations</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23indigenous" target="_blank">#indigenous</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23languages" target="_blank">#languages</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23english" target="_blank">#english</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23etymology" target="_blank">#etymology</a><span class="quote-inline"><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f4cdamkd6zhyexfznjwraqal/post/3ltfp2gzndk2h" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f4cdamkd6zhyexfznjwraqal/post/3ltfp2gzndk2h</a></span></p>
Mapologies<p>A new map in our section of animals: hedgehog<br><a href="https://mapologies.com/animals/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mapologies.com/animals/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/etymologymap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymologymap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mapologies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lingusiticmap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lingusiticmap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a></p>
Jan R. Boehnke<p>Madainn mhàth, a chàirdean!</p><p>Good overview of resources to support <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/G%C3%A0idhlig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gàidhlig</span></a> learning:<br><a href="https://youtu.be/m3ZxMVI5IhI?si=dV1tA9Xgbn-ifnBI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/m3ZxMVI5IhI?si=dV1tA9</span><span class="invisible">Xgbn-ifnBI</span></a></p><p>I found several of these very useful (e.g., Speaking our language: <a href="https://learngaelic.scot/sol/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">learngaelic.scot/sol/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>) and can only add BBC Alba's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpeakGaelic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeakGaelic</span></a> <br><a href="https://youtube.com/@speakgaelic?si=ZRohiUIEGUPBV0if" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/@speakgaelic?si=ZR</span><span class="invisible">ohiUIEGUPBV0if</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Languages</span></a></p>
Festering Ferret<p>I've come to the conclusion that the best thing I can do by way of learning languages other than English - is to learn English grammar. Because, once I got through things like Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Tenses, and Questions, they stopped teaching me grammar.</p><p>And language apps keep trying to shove declensions at me, and telling me how to say "nominative" in Latin. Um. What the hell is a nominative? (No, don't tell me - I looked it up. I can't remember what it is, but I did look it up.)</p><p>I compared notes with my family, and my Mother is the only one who could say that she'd been taught about things like that. And that was because she had to learn Latin. </p><p>So I've uninstalled the Latin language app, and installed a bug-ridden job from the British Council about English grammar, that started with the verb "to be."</p><p>I will return to Latin - but not until I've mastered a more advanced version of English grammar.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Latin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Latin</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>English</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grammar</span></a></p>
celtgreeklatin<p>The cradle of European civilization. Version 3: Germanic peoples [haplogroup I1] </p><p>This map is an attempt to reconstruct the settlement area of various Germanic tribes during the Roman Empire. <br>Image: Arch.-Stud. A.P. (CC0 1.0)</p><p>⚠️ Before you comment. Why Greece is NOT the "cradle of European civilization"<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@celtgreeklatin_pr/114598323409599980" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@celtgreeklati</span><span class="invisible">n_pr/114598323409599980</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dna</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genetics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a></p>
celtgreeklatin<p>The cradle of European civilization. Version 2: Italic peoples (Indo-European ones)</p><p>Ethnolinguistic map of Italy in the Iron Age, before the Roman expansion and conquest of Italy. <br>Image: Iron_Age_Italy.png: User:Dbachmann<br>derivative work: Ewan ar born<br>translator: Manlleus (ca)(CC BY-SA 3.0)</p><p>⚠️ Before you comment. Why Greece is NOT the "cradle of European civilization"<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@celtgreeklatin_pr/114598323409599980" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@celtgreeklati</span><span class="invisible">n_pr/114598323409599980</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ancientrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ancientrome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lingualatina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lingualatina</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>italy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/romans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>romans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dna</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genetics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a></p>