generally a fan of languages @conlang_enjoyer

Undergrad vs. ADHD graduation rates. Interested in languages and linguistics but retweet other things too. She/They. Episcopalian-ish. Wear a respirator. 🍉 west of new jersey Joined February 2024

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ruthieee @Ruth_Mensch

8 months ago

also please do not post about your undocumented friends/family/etc

Joel Sati @realesttheorist

8 months ago

also please do not post about your undocumented friends/family/etc

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Neil Renic @NC_Renic

8 months ago

We invite applicants from all socioeconomic backgrounds for this unpaid internship in the most expensive city in the world

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Daniella @DaniellaMazzio

8 months ago

not gonna lie my first response was not "wow Chicago's really cold" and more "uhh is Antarctica doing ok"

Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI

8 months ago

not gonna lie my first response was not "wow Chicago's really cold" and more "uhh is Antarctica doing ok"

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Roommate’s ex majored in philosophy and is now a train driver. I said “you’re uniquely prepared for a situation where there are five people on one track and one person on another” and he politely chuckled. I’m unappreciated in my time.

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Antigone Journal @AntigoneJournal

8 months ago

Have linguists got a name for the new phenomenon in English hospitality of people using the past tense to avoid a direct question? "And what was the name?"; "Did you want a receipt?"; "Did you have any allergies?" This does seem a real thing... 'The Preterite of Politeness'?

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generally a fan of languages @conlang_enjoyer

8 months ago

recently noticed a shift in my peers saying they "go by" their pronouns instead of "use"- I say I "use" my pronouns and that's what I'm used to hearing but I'm in class introductions rn and almost everyone else has said they "go by" XYZ

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🔎Al🔍 @SweatieAngle

9 months ago

(Sobbing) I love fashion and crime so much bro

WikiVictorian @wikivictorian

9 months ago

(Sobbing) I love fashion and crime so much bro

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It’s All Connected. @clarichawrites

9 months ago

Since LA is on fire and part of the south is frozen, I think it’s a good time to remind everyone or tell for the first time that ChatGPT and other forms for AI are contributing to the rapid warming of our planet.

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Yoïn van Spijk @yvanspijk

9 months ago

Yesterday I posted about the Romance words for "to want". Spanish and Portuguese use 'querer' instead of a descendant of Latin *volēre. What would *volēre have become if it had undergone the sound changes that occurred in these two languages? Listen to its hypothetical forms: