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Luciano Latouche
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I'm a writer on Medium.com. I write about languages, language learning, and linguistics.
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The number 'zero' is expressed differently across languages and domains. It may be expressed through words like 'nil', 'null', and even 'love'.

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November 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Some #languages, like French, use the vigesimal (base 20) system in addition to, or instead of, the decimal (base 10) system to count. For instance, 80 in French is 'Quatre-vingts', literally 4 x 20.

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November 16, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Different languages measure things differently. Some languages will use body parts, while others will have completely different metric systems. Dive in here:
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November 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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In English, the tens are said before the units. For instance, the number ‘35: thirty-five’ can be broken down as ‘3 x 10 (tens) + 5 x 1 (units)’. This is different for a language like German.

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November 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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You'd think numbers would be universal across cultures. But different #languages use different numeral systems, have different number bases, and different grammatical for numbers. Full story here:
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November 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Spanish is quite similar to Portuguese. But it's usually harder for Spanish speakers to learn Portuguese than the other way around, because of the extra sounds in the Portuguese language.

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November 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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English is a Germanic language, but still there quite a few sounds that only exist in #English- and others only in #German.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Visualization of the sounds of the French #language vs Italian. As you can see, #French has more sounds than #Italian.

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November 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Voronoi visualization of the estimated number of Romance #Language speakers. Spanish is the most popular Romance language in the world, with 475+ million speakers. Full story: medium.com/language-lab...

#languages #Romancelanguages #writing #DataViz #Writingcommunity #LangSky #WriteSky
November 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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A phonetic comparison between English and Spanish. The English #language has 20+ sounds that don't exist in Spanish. That's why it's generally harder for a Spanish speaker to learn English than for an English speaker to learn Spanish
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November 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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The phrase, 'To be or not to be,' is a snowclone. Same for 'I think, therefore I am'. Learn how to spot snowclones in literature and philosophy in this story:
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November 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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One of the best places to find snowclones is in pop culture. So you'll spot them in songs, movies, and TV shows. Think of 'Orange is the New Black' or 'The Mother of all Lies'. Full story here: medium.com/language-lab...

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November 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Phrases like: 'Orange is the new black', 'MAGA', or 'In hell, no one can hear you' are all snowclones. Learn how to spot them in this story:

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November 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Color is the way that our brain interprets light. In this sense, we could say that color is not an objective thing, but rather a subjective visual experience.

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November 13, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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Romance languages are beautiful. They have a syllable-timed rhythm, which makes them sound tidy and predictable. Learn about the sounds of the Romance languages in this story:
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November 13, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Colors in politics:

Funny enough, internationally, the color 'Red' is often used by left-leaning parties, and 'blue' by right-leaning groups. So, the political color reality in the US is just another case of US exceptionalism.

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November 12, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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In design, and commerce - colors constitute a powerful non-verbal form of communication. I talk about the language of color here in this article:
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November 12, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Only 1-4% of adult Americans dedicate their morning to education. So, the time for #languagelearning shrinks even more. In this story, I highlight all the reasons why to start learning a new language as soon as possible:
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November 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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A simulation of the American lifestyle from 7-10 PM. Only 1% of Americans dedicate their time to #languagelearning or education in general.

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November 12, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Language abilities decrease as we get older. Our language processing speed peaks around our teenage years. So start learning your target language now!

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November 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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The time to learn a new #language is now. Why not take advantage of this #VeteransDay to start your #languagelearning journey? This is your life in weeks! Perhaps visualizing it will give you a new perspective.

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November 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Some #languages have a cyclical understanding of time.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Time on a linear timeline:
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November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Some #languages, like English, have a linear concept of time. The English language mostly conceptualizes time on a horizontal axis. But expressions like 'I have a meeting coming up' or 'passing down knowledge' suggest that English might put time on a vertical axis as well
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November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Different #languages view time differently - a thread:

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November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM