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Does redundancy constitute bad grammar? 38 Lionel Mandrake Jul 2017 Apr 2019 0 11779
So, yeah... I've started trying to learn some Japanese 38 TDale313 Nov 2021 Jan 2022 13 12012
I have a question: What is your opinion of learning two different languages at once? 36 whathehell Dec 2014 May 2016 0 12704
Languages you didn't know you borrow words from (1) 30 Betty Karlson Dec 2011 Mar 2016 4 13514
English must be so confusing to ESL people - where is the 'g' in anxiety? 28 bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 8106
What are your favorite non-English words? 23 Recursion May 2013 Mar 2023 6 12364
'Latinx': Why do many Hispanics hate the term? 22 Behind the Aegis Sep 2023 Sep 2023 6 6844
I have a Spanish final in six days 20 lazarus Dec 2011 Jan 2012 0 9434
Magnificent Linguistic Family Tree Shows How all Languages are Related. 19 elleng Oct 2022 Oct 2022 28 8560
What is your favorite American English dialect? 16 Odin2005 Jan 2012 Oct 2021 2 14255
My 1950s miseducation in English. 13 Lionel Mandrake Jul 2019 Aug 2019 2 4374
A question about the ellipsis 13 PJMcK Aug 2020 Aug 2020 2 5405
Can anyone explain the syntax of "I saw it happen"? 12 Lionel Mandrake Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 7358
The story of Richard Sears or "Uncle Hanzi" 12 soryang Mar 2021 Mar 2021 5 6508
Pronunciation of articles in English 11 Lionel Mandrake Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 5112
The 10 Oldest Languages Still Spoken In The World Today 11 elleng Mar 2017 Dec 2018 6 5949
Questions about the word pendejo 11 47of74 Sep 2017 Jul 2018 0 5850
This message was self-deleted by its author 11 stuck in the middle Jul 2023 Jul 2023 6 3612
Has anyone gone to an immersion school? 10 Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2012 Sep 2018 1 6358
vestiges of gender and case in English 10 Lionel Mandrake Aug 2014 Nov 2014 2 6155
How to Upgrade your Speech by Not Saying "Like" 9 littlemissmartypants Nov 2018 Jan 2019 3 4468
Any recommendations for jump starting French 9 bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 Jun 2020 0 6780
is there a law of linguistics that says words change to what is easier to pronounce? 9 raccoon Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 6842
Classroom vs IRL: Spanish 2nd Person 9 Montauk6 Jul 2022 Dec 2022 0 5984
Anyone heard the expression "be the Jesus" used? 9 raccoon May 2023 May 2023 1 4919
Ancient DNA solves mystery of Hungarian, Finnish language family's origins 9 erronis Jul 2025 Jul 2025 37 2234
Group Host 8 The Philosopher Dec 2011 Dec 2011 2 4966
Does anybody know how come English retained some irregular plurals (feet, mice, oxen, children, 8 raccoon Feb 2012 Aug 2014 0 6915
Does anyone here speak Croatian/Serbian? 8 whathehell Apr 2012 Sep 2012 1 6569
IME, American public schools tended to teach French more than any other language. 8 raccoon Dec 2012 Mar 2014 0 4898

Languages and Linguistics Continued...

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Manx: Bringing a language back from the dead 8 geardaddy Jan 2013 Jul 2013 8 5442
American Boys Pretending to Not Speak Korean ( Actually Fluent ) - Prank - [ Sean Pablo ] 8 yuiyoshida Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 8739
Who gets to be called Mister President? 8 SarahD Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 3717
Isn't there some law in linguistics that says words tend to evolve toward whatever is 7 raccoon May 2012 Sep 2012 0 4603
expressing feelings in Japanese 7 yuiyoshida Jun 2019 Jul 2019 1 3151
parsing the title of Newton's opus magnum 7 Lionel Mandrake Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 4230
Small breakthrough in my studying Japanese 7 TDale313 Nov 2021 Nov 2024 9 5870
Why isn't "Xi Jinping" spelled phonetically, as "She Jinping"? 7 raccoon Oct 2023 Nov 2023 0 4910
The First Use of OMG... 7 littlemissmartypants Nov 2024 Nov 2024 33 4112
French is becoming a polysythetic language?!?!?!? 6 Odin2005 Mar 2012 Dec 2012 1 9499
Kathryn Gray: I’m with the #Welshtaliban 6 geardaddy Dec 2012 Jan 2013 2 4624
DO NOT SAY 'I think...' - say THIS instead - 21 more advanced alternative phrases 6 yuiyoshida Jan 2020 Jan 2020 4 3272
What sort of Yiddish did Jews in Hungary speak? 6 Behind the Aegis Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 6513
Regarding gender of words in other languages 6 TxGuitar Oct 2023 Nov 2023 2 3294
Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. You all may be familiar with it, but I just 6 niyad Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 1859
Beyond words: Study maps the cognitive force of metaphor 6 erronis Aug 2025 Aug 2025 8 966
A huge map of American English Dialects 5 Odin2005 Jan 2012 Jul 2012 5 5127
First Thread! 5 The Philosopher Dec 2011 Sep 2012 2 6233
Crossing Divides: Two Koreas divided by a fractured language 5 soryang Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 6397
Would love to learn Mandarin online need suggestions 5 TuxedoKat Aug 2020 Aug 2020 0 4790
350 Phrases Every Japanese Beginner Must Know 5 yuiyoshida Dec 2020 Dec 2020 0 4811
German lumpers and splitters 5 Lionel Mandrake Oct 2021 Nov 2021 1 3180
The BBC accent 5 BootinUp Oct 2022 Jul 2024 4 3148
Can Modern English Speakers Understand Old English? Language Challenge Feat. Eadwine 5 YoshidaYui May 2023 May 2023 14 7046
The Differences Between Regional Southern Accents, According To A Linguist 5 Behind the Aegis Mar 2024 Mar 2024 10 3462
Study of polyglots offers insight on brain's language processing 5 Behind the Aegis Mar 2024 Jul 2024 11 3363
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 3393
Easter Island Tablets Finally Deciphered 4 Anonymousecoview Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 3814
A neat site for translations 4 Behind the Aegis Jul 2013 May 2020 1 6331
Linguistics vs. English departments 4 Lionel Mandrake Aug 2014 Oct 2014 0 3916

Languages and Linguistics Continued...

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Why I like some dictionaries more than others 4 Lionel Mandrake Nov 2014 Dec 2014 0 3491
pronunciation of poly- 4 Lionel Mandrake Aug 2016 Sep 2016 0 3341
What native English speakers instinctively know. 4 PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2016 May 2017 5 3720
A Brief History of British and Irish Languages 4 ashling Mar 2019 Jul 2019 19 3661
WHY Japanese is the HARDEST Language 4 yuiyoshida Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 2447
Agnotology 4 littlemissmartypants Sep 2019 Sep 2019 8 2636
I was looking at taking Spanish at our community college. I was wondering about online 4 brewens Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 3590
Lingo: Around Europe in Sixty Languages 4 Behind the Aegis May 2020 Jun 2020 1 4498
Getting over the feeling that Yiddish is just for old folks 4 Behind the Aegis Nov 2021 Jan 2022 4 5776
Finally decided on a third language... Turkish 4 prodigitalson Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 4952
"Dead As A Doornail" Idiom Definition And Origin 4 sl8 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 12 6128
Conservatives use language as a weapon... 4 ihaveaquestion Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 3880
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 2117
Question about translation of a largely US phrase into other languages 4 OneGrassRoot Aug 2025 Sep 15 0 944
color names 4 Lionel Mandrake Sep 21 Sep 22 4 849
The cult of the hyperpolyglot 3 Starboard Tack Feb 2012 Aug 2016 1 4293
Fascinating subject 3 Starboard Tack Dec 2011 Jan 2012 0 3617
Sweet Briar College (Virginia, independent, women's college) cutting its German program. 3 no_hypocrisy May 2012 Jun 2012 0 3494
Ask me anything -- 30 days of unbridled fun! 3 Speck Tater Dec 2012 Jan 2013 0 3639
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