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RafaelI was just thinking about how strange it is that fantasy and historical figures in US media almost always speak with an English accent. For once, I'd like to hear elves that sound like they're from New Jersey.Also for my British friends, is it weird that wizards and Julius Caesar just sound a bit posh?<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/accent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accent</a>

The Japan TimesDive into the world of "waka" poetry, a classic Japanese style that is said to date back to the seventh century. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/28/language/waka-poetry-japanese/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/28/language/waka-poetry-japanese/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#life</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nihongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nihongo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vocabulary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vocabulary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poetry</a>

Hello, world!Hello from Georgia! <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/HelloWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HelloWorld</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Georgia</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linguistics</a>

Martin RundkvistI keep thinking "It's ridiculous that people don't know what this word means and can't use it correctly". But then I remember that I learned those words half a century ago from books that were even older than that at the time. So it would actually be kind of surprising if most young people knew them in 2025.I used to be a boy who spoke like an old book. Now I'm 52 and speak like an even older book.<a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a>

The Vulgar TongueTENDER PARNELL. A tender creature, fearful of the least puff of wind or drop of rain. As tender as Parnell, who broke her finger in a posset drink.A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)-- <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#literature</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dictionaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dictionaries</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#society</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/slang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slang</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@histodons</a>

Hello, world!Hello from Germany! <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/HelloWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HelloWorld</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Germany</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linguistics</a>

dreiI tweeted below five years ago, when there was a noisy discourse in the Philippines regarding the word Filipinx:The Philippines adopted gendered nouns from Spanish (e.g., doktor/doktora, abogado/abogada), but the precolonial versions of our languages had no gender (e.g., manggagamot, manananggol). And since the word Filipina exists today, one can't completely claim that Filipino is a gender-neutral term.That said, I don’t think I have the right to object to the term Filipinx, as (1) I’m not part of the Filipino-American diaspora, and (2) I have no personal insight into the struggles of minorities, women, or LGBT people in the U.S. context — much less the gender debates among academics and activists there.When I moved to Australia, I didn’t like the word Filo at all. It didn’t mean anything to me, and it sounded pretentious. Filipino is just as easy to pronounce and understand. But I learned that the term has been embraced for many years by Australians with Filipino ancestry.The Filipino-Australian community has every right to claim the word, especially if it fosters a sense of identity and inclusivity. I’m now part of this community, and even though I still avoid using the word Filo myself, I respect others’ choice to use it as they please.I don’t know the struggles of minorities in the U.S. who are misgendered or discriminated against. And instead of dismissing a term that wasn’t really created for me or my feelings in the first place, I would rather hear them out. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gender</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/filo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#filo</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/filipino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#filipino</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/filipinx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#filipinx</a>

Hello, world!Hello from Canada! <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/HelloWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HelloWorld</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linguistics</a>

The Vulgar TongueENSIGN BEARER. A drunken man, who looks red in the face, or hoists his colours in his drink.A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)-- <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#literature</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dictionaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dictionaries</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#society</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/slang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slang</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@histodons</a>

Hello, world!Hello from Chile! <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/HelloWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HelloWorld</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/Chile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Chile</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linguistics</a>

Flipboard Culture DeskThe name Kohen (or Cohen) is skyrocketing in popularity, but only in red states, while Mira is all over blue states. What's driving the popularity of these traditionally Jewish names? Forward's Benyamin Cohen and Mira Fox have thoughts. Mira: "Does Cohen mean anything else, besides being a priest?" Benyamin: "Sure, it means, 'Hi, I’m a Jew.'"<a href="https://flip.it/Z6a7AF" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://flip.it/Z6a7AF</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Names" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Names</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Language</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linguistics</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Culture</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Judaism</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Religion</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Parenting</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Lifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lifestyle</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Family</a>

Marlon Joseph Tesoro Battadhow could we possibly know the ancient Romans said it like this?! well, it's simple! they were truly more advanced than many medieval european civs in many ways, which included leaving a lot of texts. someof the texts give VERY precise examples of how they spoke, how words were pronounced, etcetera. pretty neat, right?! <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#roman</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/latin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#latin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linguistics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#languages</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/europeanhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#europeanhistory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/rome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rome</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/churchlatin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#churchlatin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/throwbackthursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#throwbackthursday</a>

Hello, world!Hello from Peru! <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/HelloWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HelloWorld</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/Peru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Peru</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linguistics</a>

Max KostikovПолиция общественной безопасности (PSP) <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DHlrGCFNcJV" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">опубликовала</a> предупреждение о скрытом значении эмодзи, которые молодёжь использует в социальных сетях, особенно в разговорах на сексуальные темы или о наркотиках. ... 🍆🌭🍌🌽 (баклажан, хот-дог, банан или кукурузный початок) это эмодзи, используемые для обозначения мужского полового органа. 🌷🌮🍣🐱 — женский половой орган обозначается цветком, тако, суши или кошкой. 🌿☘🍁🐎⛄💎🍬❤🤎💙 (растения, лошади, разноцветные сердца, бриллианты, конфеты или снеговики) — вот некоторые из символов, используемых для обозначения торговли или употребления наркотиков. #<a class="" href="https://zotum.net/search?tag=russian" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">russian</a> #<a class="" href="https://zotum.net/search?tag=lang_ru" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lang_ru</a> #<a class="" href="https://zotum.net/search?tag=Portugal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Portugal</a> #<a class="" href="https://zotum.net/search?tag=language" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">language</a> #<a class="" href="https://zotum.net/search?tag=IM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IM</a> #<a class="" href="https://zotum.net/search?tag=youth" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youth</a> #<a class="" href="https://zotum.net/search?tag=police" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">police</a> #<a class="" href="https://zotum.net/search?tag=drugs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">drugs</a> #<a class="" href="https://zotum.net/search?tag=sex" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sex</a>

Max KostikovПолиция общественной безопасности (PSP) <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DHlrGCFNcJV" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">опубликовала</a> предупреждение о скрытом значении эмодзи, которые молодёжь использует в социальных сетях, особенно в разговорах на сексуальные темы или о наркотиках. ... 🍆🌭🍌🌽 (баклажан, хот-дог, банан или кукурузный початок) это эмодзи, используемые для обозначения мужского полового органа. 🌷🌮🍣🐱 — женский половой орган обозначается цветком, тако, суши или кошкой. 🌿☘🍁🐎⛄💎🍬❤🤎💙 (растения, лошади, разноцветные сердца, бриллианты, конфеты или снеговики) — вот некоторые из символов, используемых для обозначения торговли или употребления наркотиков. #<a class="" href="https://tiksi.net/search?tag=russian" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">russian</a> #<a class="" href="https://tiksi.net/search?tag=lang_ru" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lang_ru</a> #<a class="" href="https://tiksi.net/search?tag=Portugal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Portugal</a> #<a class="" href="https://tiksi.net/search?tag=language" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">language</a> #<a class="" href="https://tiksi.net/search?tag=IM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IM</a> #<a class="" href="https://tiksi.net/search?tag=youth" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youth</a> #<a class="" href="https://tiksi.net/search?tag=police" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">police</a> #<a class="" href="https://tiksi.net/search?tag=drugs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">drugs</a> #<a class="" href="https://tiksi.net/search?tag=sex" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sex</a>

The Vulgar TongueHORSE COSER. A dealer in horses: vulgarly and corruptly pronounced HORSE COURSER. The verb TO COSE was used by the Scots, in the sense of bartering or exchanging.A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)-- <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#literature</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dictionaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dictionaries</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#society</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/slang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slang</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@histodons</a>

Brad Rubenstein “:verified:”<blockquote>The abbreviation <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ED</a> requires some serious context.</blockquote>And all this time I thought it was "ED(1): Text Editor". It has wrecked many lives.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_(software)" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_(software)</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@guyjantic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@guyjantic</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/abbreviations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#abbreviations</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ambiguity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ambiguity</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/iykyk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iykyk</a>

Still Mad About CD PricesThe abbreviation <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ED</a> requires some serious context."ED is wrecking my life."Erectile Dysfunction? Eating Disorder? Economic Development? Edema? Enterprise Development? Early Death? Eminent Domain? Early Deployment? Edward (with autocorrect capitalization)?<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/abbreviations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#abbreviations</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ambiguity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ambiguity</a>

Insider UA🇺🇦 Більше дізнаємося про українську мову – розказує філологиня Аліна Острозька.Здається, вона стає новою зіркою соцмереж.Ви б хотіли більше дізнаватися про особливості мови?<a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Ukrainian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ukrainian</a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> сс: <a href="https://social.net.ua/users/rada" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rada</a> <a href="https://soc.ua-fediland.de/@ua" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ua</a>

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