Steve the vagabond
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English spelling used to make sure (no really). But then a massive change happened where the vowels in English went through a change linguists called a chain shift. A vowel would change pronunciation, which would cause others to change and so on and so one. The "a" in "name" used to be like "ah"
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
English spelling used to make sure (no really). But then a massive change happened where the vowels in English went through a change linguists called a chain shift. A vowel would change pronunciation, which would cause others to change and so on and so one. The "a" in "name" used to be like "ah"
Sounds like good advice
November 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Sounds like good advice
Happy Halloween everyone 😁
October 31, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Happy Halloween everyone 😁
Through the middle ages and modern time, people have been fascinated by the Ancient Greeks and the Roman Empire, and their languages Ancient Greek and Latin. So they decided to start spelling English like Latin, even though words like debt and doubt were borrowed from French, not directly from Latin
October 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Through the middle ages and modern time, people have been fascinated by the Ancient Greeks and the Roman Empire, and their languages Ancient Greek and Latin. So they decided to start spelling English like Latin, even though words like debt and doubt were borrowed from French, not directly from Latin
I wonder how good these fish estimates are 🤔
October 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I wonder how good these fish estimates are 🤔
No good thing in life comes without effort. You often make quick progress when first learning a language but people always reach a plateau at some point. But you just need to keep going! Proficiency in another language is very possible, it just takes time
October 9, 2025 at 8:07 AM
No good thing in life comes without effort. You often make quick progress when first learning a language but people always reach a plateau at some point. But you just need to keep going! Proficiency in another language is very possible, it just takes time
One of the sounds French is famous for is the R sound in words like frère. Interestingly, as late as the French revolution French didn't have this sound and only developed it later in the 1800s. Some say it spread from French to German, Danish and some dialects of Swedish
September 29, 2025 at 8:36 AM
One of the sounds French is famous for is the R sound in words like frère. Interestingly, as late as the French revolution French didn't have this sound and only developed it later in the 1800s. Some say it spread from French to German, Danish and some dialects of Swedish
One interesting feature of Norman French is that it retained the hard C sound (found in words like cat). Over time in other parts of France this sound would evolve into more of a soft sound and be written as ch, which you can see in modern French "chateau"
September 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
One interesting feature of Norman French is that it retained the hard C sound (found in words like cat). Over time in other parts of France this sound would evolve into more of a soft sound and be written as ch, which you can see in modern French "chateau"
Language learning apps are great! But sometimes you just want the reckless abandon of watching a video in your target language that is made by a fluent speaker of the language and just facing the challenge 😀
September 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Language learning apps are great! But sometimes you just want the reckless abandon of watching a video in your target language that is made by a fluent speaker of the language and just facing the challenge 😀
It's the only writing system that I think is more difficult to learn than English (which hasn't properly been updated since the 1300s). Tibetan spelling hasn't been updated since the the 700s. You write Bka'-rgyud but say Kagyu
September 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
It's the only writing system that I think is more difficult to learn than English (which hasn't properly been updated since the 1300s). Tibetan spelling hasn't been updated since the the 700s. You write Bka'-rgyud but say Kagyu
The German word for mastiff is "Dogge" and was borrowed from English. The French word "dogue" (also meaning mastiff) also comes from English
September 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The German word for mastiff is "Dogge" and was borrowed from English. The French word "dogue" (also meaning mastiff) also comes from English
What are you obsessed about?
August 29, 2025 at 10:28 AM
What are you obsessed about?
Hey guys. I have been posting on Bluesky for a few months now. Do you guys want memes, fun facts about language, or meme and fun facts? Suggestions and comments welcome :)
August 26, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Hey guys. I have been posting on Bluesky for a few months now. Do you guys want memes, fun facts about language, or meme and fun facts? Suggestions and comments welcome :)
What other interesting animal names do you know about?
August 25, 2025 at 8:37 AM
What other interesting animal names do you know about?
