Americans: I use miles and pounds
Europeans: I use kilometres and kilograms
Canadians: [snorting a line of assorted measuring systems] I'm 5'3, I weigh 150lbs, horses weigh 1000kgs, my house is an hour away and I drive 80 km/h to get there, I need a cup of flour and 1L of milk
Algospeak is the use of coded expressions to avoid detection by a computer algorithm, and examples of it abound on social media—unalive for kill, corn for porn, leg booty for LGBTQ, and many more.
https://t.co/SzYOz5PTZ4
#algospeak#linguistics#language#SocialMedia
Turning <GOT YOU> into <GOTCHA> is assimilation—in this case mostly due to where we say CH vs Y
There's a lot more muscle movement and time when you go from "T" /t/ to "Y" /j/
Everyday language often follows the Principle of Least Effort, and "T" /t/ to "CH" /tʃ/ is just easier
with some contractors right now and the main guy was talking about how the wood supplier they’re meeting up with later is a trans woman and he was like “so fucking watch what you say. shes very nice. we’re using pronouns”
Medieval swear words! Cursing or swearing in medieval England was really different from today’s world
https://t.co/TyeaYJ5DWf
Learn more in the book "Holy sh*t: A brief history of swearing":
https://t.co/sr5K9fGHxj
#swearing#cursing#history#linguistics#language
This book’s been out for a minute but I just discovered it and it looks really cool! I especially love how beautifully illustrated it is. Already ordered a copy and will report back.
https://t.co/0wmghDJghU
#linguistics#language#BookRec
when something is fermented. pickles, olives, jalapeños, kimchi. suspended in a brine which becomes imbued with its self-same essence. like a fossil in amber. and of course the probiotics. how decadent…..