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Positive Words and Optimism

June 23, 2022

It has been a tough couple of years for optimistic words. Positivity is in short supply. Negative words and phrases fill our lives, coming at us with lightning speed from

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Arabian Nights with a Woman’s Linguistic Touch

June 9, 2022

What do you know about Arabian Nights? Also called One Thousand and One Nights, this collection of stories dates back centuries. Unfortunately for modern readers, so do most of its

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Can a Pair of Glasses Help Us Understand Each Other?

June 2, 2022

If a time machine could transport you back to the year 1990 and you asked someone what kind of technology will be available in the year 2022, they would list

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Can Invented Languages Help Endangered Languages?

May 26, 2022

HIjatlh* We’ve discussed invented languages before. International Auxiliary Languages are invented (or constructed) as second languages to promote communication and understanding. For some, IALs are sufficiently esoteric and nerdy. For

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The Romance behind Romance Languages

May 12, 2022

Pretty much everyone has heard the term Romance languages at one time or another. But why are they called Romance languages? Is it because they are so very romantic? History

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Do You Know How to Speak Cornish?

May 5, 2022

Durdatha whye! Wait, what? What does durdatha whye mean and what language is it? Well, it’s Cornish (as you may have guessed) and it means, “Good day to you!” Don’t

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The Latest Trends in Subtitling and Captioning

April 14, 2022

As the demand for content on streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube increases, the number of videos with translated subtitles and captions has also increased. These international platforms receive

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Officially, the Most Multilingual Countries

April 7, 2022

The world is shrinking. Not literally, of course, but people in faraway places are now accessible through your smartphone. Language barriers sometimes keep us from coming together fully and celebrating

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Translating Your Cookbook for a Multicultural Readership

April 1, 2022

A good cookbook is always a labor of love. From the author and their team of tasters to the editors and publishers that painstakingly format and check everything, every person

IAL: Interlingua

February 24, 2022

At this point in our series of articles about International Auxiliary Languages, it won’t surprise you to learn that there is yet another major IAL. Though having competing IALs seems

Omicron: What’s Behind a Viral Name?

February 17, 2022

Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta! No, this isn’t rush week. There’s no fraternity or sorority to join here. Instead, this is how variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are being named nowadays.

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IAL: Ido, the Offspring

February 10, 2022

From our previous articles, you have now gained some general understanding of International Auxiliary Languages. You also got a crash course in the most popular one, Esperanto. Did you know

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