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Sanskrit is a Qiangic language “Don Quixote” is a cognate to “Donkey Homer” The King of Words I am exotic foreigner who cannot western, AMA Linguistically uncut See, even if you explain it in English, it's still in Sanskrit What's click clack for atomic resonance? Japan is high-context because its population density grammar apologist petty internet tyrant Turned to stone when looking a basilect directly in the eye
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to r/badlinguistics by Serialk
7 months ago
An entire thread full of bad takes about inclusive language in French
to r/badlinguistics by WavesWashSands
7 months ago
Cantonese has 'SOV' structures and can be used to transcribe English, therefore it is not a Sinitic language
to r/badlinguistics by daokedao4
7 months ago
"I have always felt that English is like an algorithm - efficient, analytical and very logical. But Chinese is based on logograms, and is much more holistic and historical." - Singapore's Minister of Education
in Singapore
to r/badlinguistics by WavesWashSands
7 months ago
English speakers are linguistically circumcised because there's no T-V distinction, the swear-words aren't rude enough, and there are no 'proper' diminutives
to r/badlinguistics by KiriDomo
8 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Pretty sure the word for "samurai" is... "samurai" image
Pretty sure the word for "samurai" is... "samurai"
to r/badlinguistics by NotDomo
11 months ago
Pidgin is the easiest language
to r/badlinguistics by AlatTubana
7 months ago
What’s the obsession with Tamil?
to r/badlinguistics by WavesWashSands
7 months ago
English and Chinese speakers are more vulnerable to disease because aspirated consonants
to r/badlinguistics by -Tonic
7 months ago
English has a larger variation of sounds than click languages and could therefore be more complicated and intricate
to r/badlinguistics by WavesWashSands
7 months ago
Coining the word 'weeb' is making a dumb@ss new language that means nothing
to r/badlinguistics by WavesWashSands
7 months ago
Chinese characters kill creativity, and who needs to learn British English?
to r/badlinguistics by Jaboobi3253
7 months ago
This r/Showerthoughts post is a goldmine
to r/badlinguistics by Choosing_is_a_sin
3 months ago
Some Ohiowans have the "most neutral and understandable forms of spoken English"
in Ohio
to r/badlinguistics by SirRuto
7 months ago
"'Used to' has become duct tape for people who can't construct better sentences."
to r/badlinguistics by feels_good_man
7 months ago
INFOGRAPHIC: A world of languages - and how provincial and nonsensical can we be in their representation
to r/badlinguistics by JustDoItPeople
7 months ago
His idea of prescriptivism seems off, to say the least.
to r/badlinguistics by SirRuto
7 months ago
"A black person said it, so it must be okay!"
to r/badlinguistics by rusoved
7 months ago
This week on /r/iamaracistvalidateme, a racist is not validated and becomes incredibly distressed
to r/badlinguistics by rusoved
7 months ago
In which the IPA is a faithful rendering of every speech sound ever (Peter Ladefoged is surely spinning in his grave)
to r/badlinguistics by rusoved
7 months ago
In which Jakobson's old chestnut about the unmarked masculine is literally the only approach to the issue, because "I'm a woman, and a linguist"
to r/badlinguistics by Choosing_is_a_sin
3 months ago
Badetymology (found on /r/facepalm)
to r/badlinguistics by Choosing_is_a_sin
3 months ago
Guys, Hebrew has been totally mistranslated for years! These people have shown us the way
to r/badlinguistics by rusoved
7 months ago
[meta] Official best of /r/badlinguistics 2013 nominations thread
in META
to r/badlinguistics by rusoved
7 months ago
PSA: "If I were" is not a subjunctive form, it's irrealis.
to r/badlinguistics by rusoved
7 months ago
/u/DeathMadeTangible on historical linguistics