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medium.com > @damilolaoyedeji1 > it-doesnt-matter-at-least-she-speaks-english-37323f6ca813

It doesn’t matter at least she speaks english

41+ min ago   (321+ words) When i was young, i’m talking 9 or 10 years of age, i wanted to learn another language,i didn’t like the fact that i spoke only english but i … I want to write about different things It doesn’t matter at least…...


eyenews.news > english > international > news > 4007

Culture in UK & USA Is Thriving Across Generations

5+ hour, 20+ min ago   (754+ words) Dhaka, Monday 12 October 2026 Cross the Atlantic to Jackson Heights in Queens, New York, and you will find an almost identical pulse—vibrant grocery markets packed with ilish fish, boutique stores displaying embroidered Jamdani sarees, and sweetshops selling warm rosogolla. Exploring…...


miragenews.com > lullaby-effect-science-behind-singing-to-infants-1040411

Lullaby Effect: Science Behind Singing to Infants

4+ hour, 6+ min ago   (362+ words) Lullabies—those soothing songs sung to children—are universal across cultures and time, serving as a medium to calm, soothe, and foster bonding between parent and child. The lullaby’s significance transcends the boundaries of mere bedtime tradition; it emerges as…...


nation.cymru > feature > language-expert-explains-why-preserving-native-languages-like-welsh-isnt-performative

Language expert explains why preserving native languages like Welsh isn't 'performative'

13+ hour, 10+ min ago   (595+ words) An author and content creator has spoken on Times Radio about the importance of preserving minority languages such as Welsh, explaining that “if I said you couldn’t speak English tomorrow, it would be distressing.” Sophia Smith Galer is a London-based…...


vocal.media > critique > the-collapsing-syntax-of-empire-planned-linguistic-obsolescence-as-the-software-of-disgraceful-degradation-ba0bef1363

The Collapsing Syntax of Empire: Planned Linguistic Obsolescence as the Software of Disgraceful Degradation

19+ hour, 36+ min ago   (687+ words) Introduction: The Empire That Forgot How to Fall “This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper.” Part I: The Empire That Refuses to Die — From Collapse to Disgraceful Degradation “Civilizations die from suicide, not…...


bbc.co.uk > cymrufyw > erthyglau > cqgmr30l9r39o

'Ddaethon ni'n fêts ym Mlwyddyn 7': Candelas yn dathlu dau ddegawd

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1205+ words) Candelas - fydd yn lansio eu halbwm diweddaraf ar 28 Tachwedd mewn gig yn yr ysgol lle ddechreuodd y cyfan Mae dechrau ysgol uwchradd yn gallu arwain at greu cyfeillgarwch newydd ac agor drysau i brofiadau cyffrous. I griw o ardal Y…...


telegraph.co.uk > real-life > 10/11/2026 > life-in-cotswolds-as-american-expat-accents

‘It’s like my voice is caustic’: What life in the Cotswolds is like as an American expat

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (422+ words) While trying to avoid faux pas, and questions about US politics, I’ve learnt that a little assimilation goes a long way “I’m sorry, good morning!” All three of my children have British accents, and they can’t remember life in the…...


egyptian-gazette.com

The gift of grammar

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (448+ words) By Dr Laila Alghalban “But what is memory if not the language of feeling, a dictionary of faces and days and smells which repeat themselves like the verbs and adjectives in a speech, sneaking in behind the thing itself, into…...


medium.com > @timurlevitin > why-can-a-language-have-a-word-for-something-you-cannot-translate-with-one-word-a9887df24071

Why Can a Language Have a Word for Something You Cannot Translate With One Word?

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1614+ words) Open a bilingual dictionary. Look at the translation. word A → word B This is one of the first models we learn when studying another language. English house becomes German Haus. English water becomes German Wasser. English book becomes Spanish libro....


medium.com > @alizashihab400 > aku-literally-capek-banget-why-code-switching-in-indonesia-is-so-common-b2fe8e84572e

"Aku Literally Capek Banget!": Why Code-Switching in Indonesia Is So Common

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (681+ words) Have you ever said, "Aku literally capek banget," or "Sorry, aku baru reply"? If you have, you are not alone! Many Indonesians mix English and Indonesian in their daily conversations, especially young people. But why do we do this? Is…...