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Does redundancy constitute bad grammar? 38 Lionel Mandrake Jul 2017 Apr 2019 0 12927
So, yeah... I've started trying to learn some Japanese 38 TDale313 Nov 2021 Jan 2022 13 14216
I have a question: What is your opinion of learning two different languages at once? 36 whathehell Dec 2014 May 2016 0 13944
Languages you didn't know you borrow words from (1) 30 Betty Karlson Dec 2011 Mar 2016 4 14518
English must be so confusing to ESL people - where is the 'g' in anxiety? 28 bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 8861
What are your favorite non-English words? 23 Recursion May 2013 Mar 2023 6 13765
'Latinx': Why do many Hispanics hate the term? 22 Behind the Aegis Sep 2023 Sep 2023 6 8266
I have a Spanish final in six days 20 lazarus Dec 2011 Jan 2012 0 10283
Magnificent Linguistic Family Tree Shows How all Languages are Related. 19 elleng Oct 2022 Oct 2022 28 9719
What is your favorite American English dialect? 16 Odin2005 Jan 2012 Oct 2021 2 14738
My 1950s miseducation in English. 13 Lionel Mandrake Jul 2019 Aug 2019 2 4722
A question about the ellipsis 13 PJMcK Aug 2020 Aug 2020 2 5830
Can anyone explain the syntax of "I saw it happen"? 12 Lionel Mandrake Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 7624
The story of Richard Sears or "Uncle Hanzi" 12 soryang Mar 2021 Mar 2021 5 6939
Pronunciation of articles in English 11 Lionel Mandrake Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 5421
The 10 Oldest Languages Still Spoken In The World Today 11 elleng Mar 2017 Dec 2018 6 6241
Questions about the word pendejo 11 47of74 Sep 2017 Jul 2018 0 6228
This message was self-deleted by its author 11 stuck in the middle Jul 2023 Jul 2023 6 3855
Has anyone gone to an immersion school? 10 Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2012 Sep 2018 1 6678
vestiges of gender and case in English 10 Lionel Mandrake Aug 2014 Nov 2014 2 6458
How to Upgrade your Speech by Not Saying "Like" 9 littlemissmartypants Nov 2018 Jan 2019 3 4772
Any recommendations for jump starting French 9 bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 Jun 2020 0 7033
is there a law of linguistics that says words change to what is easier to pronounce? 9 raccoon Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 7152
Classroom vs IRL: Spanish 2nd Person 9 Montauk6 Jul 2022 Dec 2022 0 6781
Anyone heard the expression "be the Jesus" used? 9 raccoon May 2023 May 2023 1 5557
Ancient DNA solves mystery of Hungarian, Finnish language family's origins 9 erronis Jul 2025 Jul 2025 37 2724
Group Host 8 The Philosopher Dec 2011 Dec 2011 2 5202
Does anybody know how come English retained some irregular plurals (feet, mice, oxen, children, 8 raccoon Feb 2012 Aug 2014 0 7170
Does anyone here speak Croatian/Serbian? 8 whathehell Apr 2012 Sep 2012 1 6802
IME, American public schools tended to teach French more than any other language. 8 raccoon Dec 2012 Mar 2014 0 5127

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Manx: Bringing a language back from the dead 8 geardaddy Jan 2013 Jul 2013 8 5679
American Boys Pretending to Not Speak Korean ( Actually Fluent ) - Prank - [ Sean Pablo ] 8 yuiyoshida Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 9047
Who gets to be called Mister President? 8 SarahD Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 4331
Isn't there some law in linguistics that says words tend to evolve toward whatever is 7 raccoon May 2012 Sep 2012 0 4801
expressing feelings in Japanese 7 yuiyoshida Jun 2019 Jul 2019 1 3391
parsing the title of Newton's opus magnum 7 Lionel Mandrake Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 4533
Small breakthrough in my studying Japanese 7 TDale313 Nov 2021 Nov 2024 9 6421
Why isn't "Xi Jinping" spelled phonetically, as "She Jinping"? 7 raccoon Oct 2023 Nov 2023 0 5441
The First Use of OMG... 7 littlemissmartypants Nov 2024 Nov 2024 33 4606
French is becoming a polysythetic language?!?!?!? 6 Odin2005 Mar 2012 Dec 2012 1 9675
Kathryn Gray: I’m with the #Welshtaliban 6 geardaddy Dec 2012 Jan 2013 2 4836
DO NOT SAY 'I think...' - say THIS instead - 21 more advanced alternative phrases 6 yuiyoshida Jan 2020 Jan 2020 4 3449
What sort of Yiddish did Jews in Hungary speak? 6 Behind the Aegis Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 7005
Regarding gender of words in other languages 6 TxGuitar Oct 2023 Nov 2023 2 3757
Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. You all may be familiar with it, but I just 6 niyad Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 2258
Beyond words: Study maps the cognitive force of metaphor 6 erronis Aug 2025 Aug 2025 8 1291
A huge map of American English Dialects 5 Odin2005 Jan 2012 Jul 2012 5 5322
First Thread! 5 The Philosopher Dec 2011 Sep 2012 2 6549
Crossing Divides: Two Koreas divided by a fractured language 5 soryang Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 6773
Would love to learn Mandarin online need suggestions 5 TuxedoKat Aug 2020 Aug 2020 0 4982
350 Phrases Every Japanese Beginner Must Know 5 yuiyoshida Dec 2020 Dec 2020 0 5038
German lumpers and splitters 5 Lionel Mandrake Oct 2021 Nov 2021 1 3406
The BBC accent 5 BootinUp Oct 2022 Jul 2024 4 3568
Can Modern English Speakers Understand Old English? Language Challenge Feat. Eadwine 5 YoshidaYui May 2023 May 2023 14 7499
The Differences Between Regional Southern Accents, According To A Linguist 5 Behind the Aegis Mar 2024 Mar 2024 10 3924
Study of polyglots offers insight on brain's language processing 5 Behind the Aegis Mar 2024 Jul 2024 11 3782
Good evening, DU Fam, I have a question about ONE of the languages I'm learning that I can't figure out to 5 The_REAL_Ecumenist Jun 2024 Jul 2024 5 3817
color names 5 Lionel Mandrake Sep 2025 Dec 25 4 1200
Easter Island Tablets Finally Deciphered 4 Anonymousecoview Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 3948
A neat site for translations 4 Behind the Aegis Jul 2013 May 2020 1 6669

Languages and Linguistics Continued...

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Linguistics vs. English departments 4 Lionel Mandrake Aug 2014 Oct 2014 0 4027
Why I like some dictionaries more than others 4 Lionel Mandrake Nov 2014 Dec 2014 0 3632
pronunciation of poly- 4 Lionel Mandrake Aug 2016 Sep 2016 0 3468
What native English speakers instinctively know. 4 PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2016 May 2017 5 3908
A Brief History of British and Irish Languages 4 ashling Mar 2019 Jul 2019 19 3838
WHY Japanese is the HARDEST Language 4 yuiyoshida Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 2608
Agnotology 4 littlemissmartypants Sep 2019 Sep 2019 8 2773
I was looking at taking Spanish at our community college. I was wondering about online 4 brewens Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 3738
Lingo: Around Europe in Sixty Languages 4 Behind the Aegis May 2020 Jun 2020 1 4667
Getting over the feeling that Yiddish is just for old folks 4 Behind the Aegis Nov 2021 Jan 2022 4 6041
Finally decided on a third language... Turkish 4 prodigitalson Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 5155
"Dead As A Doornail" Idiom Definition And Origin 4 sl8 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 12 6554
Conservatives use language as a weapon... 4 ihaveaquestion Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 4261
Secret languages of pirates, women, gay men and more: how modern codebreakers are unlocking hidden words from the past 4 usonian Nov 2024 Nov 2024 9 2457
Question about translation of a largely US phrase into other languages 4 OneGrassRoot Aug 2025 Sep 2025 0 1262
The cult of the hyperpolyglot 3 Starboard Tack Feb 2012 Aug 2016 1 4416
Fascinating subject 3 Starboard Tack Dec 2011 Jan 2012 0 3804
Sweet Briar College (Virginia, independent, women's college) cutting its German program. 3 no_hypocrisy May 2012 Jun 2012 0 3600
Ask me anything -- 30 days of unbridled fun! 3 Speck Tater Dec 2012 Jan 2013 0 3779
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