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Steve the vagabond

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I love languages. I post interesting language stories and comics about language

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Steve the vagabond
@stevethevagabond Mar 12, 2024, 9:22 AM UTC

Etymology and Cardi B.

By Tiffany Marcum If you use Instagram, Vine, listen to pop radio, or have seen any of the Love and Hip Hop series, you may know who I am describing already. Cardi B., born as Belcalis Marelnis Alman…

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@stevethevagabond Mar 4, 2024, 11:37 AM UTC

Ancient antagonists: how our ancestors cursed at each other. Part one — the Greeks

By Joana Atanasova We naturally perceive our ancestors as the “old and wise” ones. “Listen to your grandfather! He knows better!” is what your mom would say when you start arguing about the back gard…

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@stevethevagabond Mar 1, 2024, 7:55 AM UTC

What’s In an Accent?

By Stefano Nunes I would like to begin by stating the simple fact that there is no such thing as “not having an accent”. Every language has accents; if they are not regional, they are foreign, and no…

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@stevethevagabond Feb 29, 2024, 8:59 AM UTC

Dispatches from Linguists: Dinner with the In-Laws, Language Barriers

By Rachael Brown This month the Dispatch is from Rachael Brown, who narrates a humorous tale of learning German and how this can bring an extra level of stress to those tricky everyday occasions that…

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@stevethevagabond Feb 28, 2024, 9:21 AM UTC

Some Linguistic Customs Around the World

By Valentin Pradelou There are as many varieties of language as there are customs attached to these languages. It is easy to note, when learning a new language, that some representations of the world…

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@stevethevagabond Feb 27, 2024, 9:39 AM UTC

Seeing and Unseeing

By Gil Cohen Ever heard of the saying: “Once you see it, you can’t unsee it”? Let’s say you have a friend who has a habit of chewing very loudly, but you don’t hear it. Then, one day, another friend…

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@stevethevagabond Feb 26, 2024, 10:27 AM UTC

The Best of the World's Untranslatable Words

By Catherine Muxworthy Every language has words in it that are unique to it, that don't translate exactly as a singular word or idea from one language into another. There are thousands of these words…

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@stevethevagabond Feb 23, 2024, 2:18 PM UTC

The Big DON’Ts of Language Learning: Don't Look for ONE method

By Alessio F. Bona The promise of “the best way” to do a certain thing is a very tempting one. Advertisements and click-baits are full of such promises: the best diet, the best work-out routine, the…

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@stevethevagabond Feb 21, 2024, 10:29 AM UTC

"Mum, I Missed the Plane!" and Other Translations of Film Titles

By Rebekah Bradshaw In many ways, Hollywood, and popular culture more generally, has become a kind of lingua franca for the younger generations across the globe. Whilst on exchange in France, I chatt…

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@stevethevagabond Feb 20, 2024, 10:12 AM UTC

Ancient antagonists: how our ancestors cursed at each other. Part two — the Romans.

THIS ARTICLE IS NOT SAFE FOR WORK By Joana Atanasova There is such a vast amount of ancient profanities that are worth the read, that I just simply couldn’t leave it be a one part thing. In my previo…

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