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pafurijazWhen you read texts in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#English</a>, do you mentally translate them into your native <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a>, or do you directly understand the text without intermediate steps?

Martin RundkvistSwedish expression: "att trilla av pinn", literally "to fall off the branch", to die. <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a>

The Vulgar TongueBLACK STRAP. Bene Carlo wine; also port. A task of labour imposed on soldiers at Gibraltar, as a punishment for small offences.A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)-- <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#literature</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dictionaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dictionaries</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#society</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/slang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slang</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@histodons</a>

Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋**10 Yiddish Curses You Wouldn't Wish on Your Worst Enemy**🔗 <a href="https://aish.com/10-yiddish-curses-you-wouldnt-wish-on-your-worst-enemy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://aish.com/10-yiddish-curses-you-wouldnt-wish-on-your-worst-enemy/</a>. <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Yiddish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Yiddish</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Language</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Curses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Curses</a>

GabeMoralesVROne of my favorite things about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EccoTheDolphin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EccoTheDolphin</a> is the unique <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dolphin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dolphin</a> speak they use in the game. The writing is so good, that you pick up unique bits of their <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a>. I particularly love how they refer to themselves as "singers" instead of dolphins, and how they call sharks, "hungry ones."These <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#games</a> dropped some thought-provoking questions to me as a kid. "Ecco, we live underwater yet breath air... why?"

The Vulgar TongueMONEY DROPPERS. Cheats who drop money, which they pretend to find just before some country lad; and by way of giving him a share of their good luck, entice him into a public house, where they and their confederates cheat or rob him of what money he has about him.A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)-- <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#literature</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dictionaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dictionaries</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#society</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/slang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slang</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@histodons</a>

Natasha TaylorWhen I ride to the uni, I notice a sign at a car park that says 'Parking Permitted', and I'm always left wondering: do they mean 'permitted' as in 'allowed' (/pəˈmɪtɪd/), or 'permitted' as in requiring a permit (/ˈpɜːmɪtɪd/ (sp?))? It just strikes me that the sign can mean completely opposite things.<a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Language</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linguistics</a>

𝙳𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚠𝚛𝚊𝚙Asking for my sanity: how does one expunge a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/clich%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cliché</a> from everyday use?<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a>

Sean MurthyI know a lot of the web is crap, but it really bothers me how lame many sites are explaining meanings of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Sanskrit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sanskrit</a> words/names. E.g., so many sites that say "dhanushka" is about wealth, when in fact it is about bow (archery). 🤦‍♂️<a href="https://mastodon.social/@nityakrishna/114484413728306639" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.social/@nityakrishna/114484413728306639</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/peeve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#peeve</a>

Rick ThomanTanacross <a href="https://alaskan.social/tags/Dene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dene</a> <a href="https://alaskan.social/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Language</a> <a href="https://alaskan.social/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alaska</a> Migratory birds have returned to Interior Alaska.tsuugaay "small songbirds" k’elaxdihtsogh "yellow warbler" ché’ delgez "arctic tern" kets’iht’ón’ "swallow" ts’est’ûud "dark eyed junco" mehk’ą̂ąy "mew gull" tuu ch’iis̲h̲eɬ "American dipper" tsidaanmbiidh "crossbill"<a href="https://alaskan.social/@ScoterD" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ScoterD</a> <a href="https://fnordon.de/@transitionalaspect" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@transitionalaspect</a>

The Vulgar TongueDUNGHILL. A coward: a cockpit phrase, all but gamecocks being styled dunghills. To die dunghill; to repent, or shew any signs of contrition at the gallows. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)-- <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#literature</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dictionaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dictionaries</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#society</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/slang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slang</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@histodons</a>

BujakiewiczFrancoMe, the speak spanish argentine decoding the english 🤯 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/english" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#english</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/code" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#code</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#programming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/logic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#logic</a> decomposeWord("immeasurable"); // returns 'im' 'measure' 'able'verb = "measure"; able = true;realizeVerb(verb, able); // returns true (the verb can be realized or not)realizeVerb(verb, able.prefixModifier("im")); // 'Im' prefix negates able (now is false) so the verb 'measure' isn't 'able' to be realized.Btw, how can format the text as code or something? 🫠

G A CorleyJoin me in Faerie in about an hour as I continue working on Sylvan dialects. This week, we'll be deciding whether to do tonogenesis and hopefully finalize the sound changes so we can move on to morphology. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/conlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conlang</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linguistics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/dnd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dnd</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ttrpg</a> <a href="https://youtube.com/live/H6YjgOGNUhI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/live/H6YjgOGNUhI</a><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/conlang" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@conlang</a>

Vzvzvz!The sound of "flatulence" in Italian! <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linguistics</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/onomatopoeia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onomatopoeia</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#maps</a>

The Vulgar TongueBUM BAILIFF. A sheriff's officer, who arrests debtors; so called perhaps from following his prey, and being at their bums, or, 'hard at their arses'. Blackstone says, it is a corruption of bound bailiff, from their being obliged to give bond for their good behaviour.A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)-- <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#literature</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dictionaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dictionaries</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#society</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/slang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slang</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@histodons</a>

Karen Conlin<a href="https://beige.party/tags/GUMmyStuff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GUMmyStuff</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Language</a> I twitch when I hear someone on a documentary (as an example) say that a cemetery "is called Potter's Field." (The capitalization and punctuation don't matter, but that's how I see it when I hear it.)Respectfully, that's not normally a name. It's a descriptor. Cemeteries for the poor and unclaimed were called potters' fields. "That cemetery is a potters' field" is a correct statement.

The Vulgar TongueRIGHT. All right! A favourite expression among thieves, to signify that all is as they wish, or proper for their purpose. All right, hand down the jemmy; every thing is in proper order, give me the crow.A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)-- <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#literature</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dictionaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dictionaries</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#society</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/slang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slang</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@histodons</a>

DHI ParisInternational workshop : Genesis of <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/professions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#professions</a> and <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#learning</a> (16th – early 19th century) 15–17 May | 5 PM | Helsinki University & online | Registration before May 12<a href="https://www.dhi-paris.fr/de/veranstaltungsdetails/seminare/SeminarTime/detail/online-und-vor-ort-genesis-of-professions-and-language-learning4303.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.dhi-paris.fr/de/veranstaltungsdetails/seminare/SeminarTime/detail/online-und-vor-ort-genesis-of-professions-and-language-learning4303.html</a>In cooperation with <a href="https://wisskomm.social/@MaxWeberStiftung" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MaxWeberStiftung</a> Network Eastern Europe <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/MWS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MWS</a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/DFG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DFG</a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/SIHFLES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SIHFLES</a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/earlymodern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#earlymodern</a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diplomacy</a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@histodons</a>

Useless Facts, Badly DrawnUseless Facts, Badly Drawn #431: Fart. Tee hee. . . <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fartkontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fartkontrol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/swedish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#swedish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sweden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sweden</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#words</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/webcomic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#webcomic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#comics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uselessfacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uselessfacts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uselessfactsbadlydrawn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uselessfactsbadlydrawn</a>

Martin RundkvistI didn't understand the expression "the languages of culture" until I learned that there are pretty big languages without a dictionary, no newspapers, no novels, no stage plays. Swedish is a small and fairly late <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> of culture.

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