Me: I am a serious linguist, a specialist in historical European languages, learnèd in the specific sound changes behind modern-day languages like German
Also me: (cackling childishly in the chemist's)
Warum dürfen #Lanz und #Precht in ihrem Podcast immer wieder hanebüchenen Unsinn verzapfen? Und hat das @ZDF denn niemanden, der verhindert, dass unwahre Behauptungen gesendet werden? Wir haben nachgefragt – und eine dürre Antwort bekommen. https://t.co/VEeKn9Lsf1 @Andrejnalin77
Since everybody is sharing their favorite cities in Germany, I have to share my hometown Düsseldorf with you, known for its beauty which lead to many depictions in art and culture, such as this famous one in Tim Burton’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (2005)
Thinking that a language is dying because it has too many loanwords
Belief that a language is inherently most suited to literature/philosophy/science because of this One Weird Thing
Belief that language change being natural means we all need to adopt this innovation you like
Students and PhD candidates of the Master's seminar #VisualCommunication (in cooperation of @goetheuni, @Uni_Wuppertal & @uniGoettingen) presented their own work & ideas in the seminar's closing workshop. We look back on a great workshop with exciting discussions. Thank you! 😊