While conference interpreting is often seen as the "prestige" role involving high-level diplomacy and simultaneous cognitive gymnastics, community interpreting demands…
While euphemisms sugarcoat reality, dysphemisms are the linguistic weaponization of language, designed to downgrade, insult, or shock. From calling a…
Where did the word 'nerd' come from? The answer lies not in a dusty dictionary, but in the whimsical pages…
The word 'spinster' didn't always evoke images of a lonely old maid. It originally meant a woman who spun thread…
Journey to the Philippines to discover Chavacano, a unique Spanish-based creole that blends the vocabulary of colonizers with the grammatical…
You know about 'false friends' in language, but what about in gestures? That innocent 'thumbs-up' or 'A-OK' sign could be…
While many words degrade, some do the opposite in a process called amelioration. This post explores the linguistic glow-up of…
Belgium's linguistic landscape is famously divided, but beyond French and Dutch lies Walloon, a distinct Romance language with deep historical…
Ever wonder why conspiracy theories can sound so persuasive, even when they lack evidence? This post unpacks the specific "grammar"…
Ever overheard a conversation that sounded like your language, but made no sense? You might have stumbled upon an anti-language,…
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