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Very cool study! That's why pragmatics (as a component of language) is so important! 🧪
“Here is this phenomenon that lives right under our nose, that we barely noticed,” says Mark Dingemanse, a linguist at Radboud University, “that turns out to upend our ideas of what makes complex language even possible in the first place.” (via @knowablemag.bsky.social)
Huh? The valuable role of interjections in human conversations
Utterances like um, wow and mm-hmm used to be dismissed as irrelevant linguistic detritus. But some linguists now think they play an essential role in regulating conversations, and may be the hardest…
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March 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Very cool study! That's why pragmatics (as a component of language) is so important! 🧪
This is Charlie, one of our three outdoor cats.
January 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
This is Charlie, one of our three outdoor cats.
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Let’s be clear. Privatization of the post office will mean some addresses simply will not be covered because they are unprofitable. Think of it like our private healthcare system.
December 17, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Let’s be clear. Privatization of the post office will mean some addresses simply will not be covered because they are unprofitable. Think of it like our private healthcare system.
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Bluesky will attract bad actors, it's not immune. The good news is you don't have to block them one by one, Bluesky has moderation lists managed by others (or even you) to help you mass block accounts as they turn up. All you need to do is visit the list, hit subscribe, then choose block or mute.
November 13, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Bluesky will attract bad actors, it's not immune. The good news is you don't have to block them one by one, Bluesky has moderation lists managed by others (or even you) to help you mass block accounts as they turn up. All you need to do is visit the list, hit subscribe, then choose block or mute.