Tag: words
How to Do Better at Getting New Pronouns Right
tai.draws created this helpful informational comic about how to do better at getting new pronouns right. Here’s what they had to say about it: “Gender…
Diversity of Language
Just a reminder that diversity in people includes diversity of language. It easy to forget that western, post-2000s LGBTQ+ vocabulary is not always the only…
Asexual Labels Explained Using Cereal
This is an interesting post by yellowfang89 that explains asexual labels using cereal. If you didn’t know, asexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by a…
Doofenshmirtz Entomology Joke
This is a great Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz joke about entomology and it’s meaning in the animated tv series Phineas and Ferb: Source
Words That Don’t Exist in English
This is a great thread of words that exist in other languages, but don’t exist in English. They were posted in response to this question…
Mando’a Language
This is a great post about Mando’a, the Mandalorian language in Star Wars. It was created by Karen Traviss for the Star Wars Expanded Universe….
Swearing in Star Trek
This is a great idea posted by textsfromstarfleet for why some Star Trek series don’t have swearing and some do. Like for example Star Trek:…
Yiddish Words
Yiddish is a rich and vibrant language with words that hold a unique place in Jewish culture and heritage. Yiddish has evolved over centuries to…
Korean, Chinese, and Japanese
This is an interesting post about people easily mixing up the Korean, Chinese, and Japanese written languages. Look at them together: Source
The First 4th Person Pronoun
So apparently kids now say “Chat” before they start a sentence, as in Twitch Chat. “Chat” might legitimately be the first dedicated 4th person pronoun…