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Speaking with Angels: The Enochian Language

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In the diverse world of linguistics, few tales are as captivating and mysterious as the story of Enochian, reputedly the language of angels. Delving into [Read More…]

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History Translation Chinese

Famous Mistranslations: The “Let Them Eat Cake” of the East

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This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Famous Mistranslations

Just as the West has its infamous mistranslation of Marie Antoinette’s “Let them eat cake”, the East too has seen its fair share of blunders. [Read More…]

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History Translation French

Famous Mistranslations: “Let Them Eat Cake!”

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This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Famous Mistranslations

The phrase “Let them eat cake” is one of the most notorious remarks attributed to a historical figure. This sentence is believed to have been [Read More…]

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The Curious Case of the Green Children of Woolpit

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This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series Language Stories

In the annals of history, there are tales so strange that they seem more like fiction than fact. One such story is the curious case [Read More…]

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History Writing Hungarian

Old Hungarian Runes: An Insight into Magyar Prehistory

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Introduction The Old Hungarian script, often termed as “runic” due to its superficial resemblance to the Germanic runes, offers a fascinating insight into the early [Read More…]

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History Welsh

The Welsh Not: A Controversial Practice in the History of Language

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Introduction The Welsh Not is a fascinating yet contentious chapter in the history of languages. It was a practice used in some Welsh schools during [Read More…]

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History Ancient Languages

The Enduring Mystery of the Phaistos Disk: A Linguistic Enigma

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This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Language Mysteries

For anyone with a passion for ancient civilizations and the mysterious languages they spoke, the story of the Phaistos Disk stands as an enigma unlike [Read More…]

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History Native American Languages

The Codex Borbonicus: A Pre-Columbian Link to Language

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One of the most captivating stories tied to the world of languages revolves around a pre-Columbian Aztec document, known as the “Códice Borbónico” or the [Read More…]

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History Ancient Languages

The Intriguing Tale of the Etruscan Language

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Language, as a medium of communication, has always played an instrumental role in shaping the course of history. Some languages have been cracked, decoded, and [Read More…]

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History Native American Languages Translation

The Legend of Malintzin: From Language Mediator to Historical Icon

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This entry is part 5 of 6 in the series Language Stories

In the annals of language history, few figures emerge as enigmatic, transformative, and divisive as La Malinche, also known as Malintzin, Doña Marina, or simply, [Read More…]

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