Language & Linguistics
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Best Latin Proverbs - a thread 🧵-
These are both good examples. Even if a R^iShi names himself directly, he might still use an encoding for his name. Brief thread with e.g.s: vishvAmitra (take this with the mitra d...
Why do ketchup bottles write "tomato" ketchup? Isn't this redundant? No! There are many ketchups that have nothing to do with tomatoes. Tomato ketchup is quite recent! Ultimately,...
Shaykh Dr. V. Abdul Rahim passed away last night, people should know about this great scholar and linguist here is a thread about him 🧵 https://t.co/tfVekm6DPW
The Story Of The Origin Of ‘Iyawo’, The Yoruba Word For Wife A Must Read Repost To Educate Someone https://t.co/FAKJSHWraU
∅a, ∅b, ∂∅a,b https://t.co/taAkTB1wEm
Do you like etymology? Here’s a fun one: To give is देना in Hindi. Which comes from ददाति in Sanskrit. Since Sanskrit and Persian share the same linguistic family, the equivalent...
Many Indians giggle at this Beckham tattoo, thinking it's the wrong spelling. It's actually the right spelling, just from a different era. Literally, the Victorian era. And its v...
Today in pulp... the dying art of shorthand! https://t.co/f0eOrm5B11
@Abraham81891703 @RevivalofMan Yes. That's exactly the right question to ask. It would be pronounce Hira in modern greek both with and without those corrections. And also in Koine...
A story of The Origin Of ‘Iyawo’, The Yoruba Word For Wife A must read thread 🧵 Retweet to educate someone https://t.co/HNgX4PjYik
One area where you can see the superiority of Arabic over English is the word "friend." The root of "friend" is the Germanic "freude," which means happiness. So a friend is someo...
Today I want to talk about #Python's special escape characters Join me in another fun thread! 🧵🐍👇
Back in the day when a news East India Company employee was deputed to India, he was handed a formal list of items to carry on the voyage—outfits, furniture, bedding, books, etc. h...
Sir William Jones (d. 1794) is super interesting. He was an orientalist and judge in Kolkata in East India Company-era Bengal and he owned this collection of Arabic poetry. Threa...
Sanskrit word for Leader The most familiar Sanskrit word for leader in Sanskrit and other Indian languages is नेता netā which, though means a leader but has become an exclusively p...
*Thread* - Spelling = Spells Secret Language of The Matrix (please use responsibly) https://t.co/BKmHZ7wKIK
