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My Language Doesn't Have the Terminology to Describe Who I Am
English vocabulary is evolving with our understanding of LGBTQ+ identities, but its dominance risks alienating older languages.
Why Does Gen Z Use Emojis So Weirdly?
Millennials might've laid claim to them first but Gen Z has gone ahead and given emojis meaning no one saw coming.
Why Does India Keep Dealing With 'Language Wars'?
Experts say promotion of the Hindi language intensified under Prime Minister Modi's government.
Dictionary.com Updates Definitions To Eliminate Prejudiced Language
The update sees additions like “Black”, “ace”, “DGAF”, and “Pride” as part of its 15,000 changes.
Does Speaking Japanese Lower The Risk of Spreading Coronavirus?
We’re fixated on coughing and sneezing as ways of transmitting the virus, but what we say and how we say it might matter too.
Gay Filipinos Coin the Coolest Kind of Slang with 'Beki' Talk
Instead of “OK,” just say “Keri Kylie Minogue and Dannii Minogue in tow.”
An Indian Minister Believes That the Best Way to Control Diabetes and Cholesterol Is by Speaking Sanskrit
He also says that according to NASA, if all computers are re-programmed in Sanskrit, they would function flawlessly.
Burps in 'Rick and Morty' Are Paralingual Expressions of Emotion, Linguist Says
Belching is a paralinguistic staple that scientists have struggled to study, but ‘Rick and Morty’ is providing researchers with a fresh and varied dataset.
As Animals and Plants Go Extinct, Languages Die Off Too
In the parts of the world where biodiversity is most at risk, words and phrases also face extinction.
A Surge of US College Students Are Learning Korean Because of K-Pop
The number of university students learning the Korean language in the United States nearly doubled in just 10 years.
Toronto’s Slang Isn’t ‘New.’ It’s Black
Even when it comes to the so-called rise of our own words, credit often goes to celebrities like Drake or Lilly Singh.
Australia’s Young Jews Explain Why Yiddish Is the Language of Protest
A new generation are reclaiming their grandparents' language to further causes of humanism and LGBTQ equality.