Language
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I’ve begun to think of ‘lol’ as sneaky use of word magic. Portal creation. Don’t judge me for linking buzz feed, it’s just to show how crazy prevalent & varied the usage has be...
KNOW YOUR FIRST NIGERIAN PROFESSORS 1. First Nigerian Professor of History ~ Prof. Kenneth Dike 2. First Nigerian Professor of Philosophy ~ Prof. Olubi Sodipo. 3. First Nigerian...
I Never Understand why Some People (Indians) are Obsessed with English This Lady at the Varanasi Airport was talking to Rickshawala and he could Barely Understand English or Anyth...
In the jaiminIya brAhmaNa, we encounter an A~ngirasa vipra of the priyamedha line named sAkamashva: horse-together. It seems like the opposite name of the Iranian hero vIshtAspa wh...
That's not the point of contention and you know it isn't. Poor display at dishonesty. The original audio sounds better because the voice is TIMED TO THE ANIMATION, so it actually s...
Married might mean poison in Norwegian, but poison in Norwegian also means gift in English. Something to think about.
The Romans had quite a bad reputation in the Middle Ages. Dante Alighieri wrote that they spoke the ugliest dialect in Italy and that "this should come as no surprise, for they al...
Thread on lies by a historian, who happens to be a PhD from JNU. Recently came across the talk of Dr @tishasaroyan in @saurabhtop’s show where she has presented so many “wrong thi...
Did you know the Arabic language has an “abjad” system and not an alphabet? The Arabic abjad is made up of 28 letters, written from right to left. All of the letters are consonant...
When Xhosa people say ndakubheta unye mna they really mean it hey https://t.co/UXZ9cFLVfm
THE PHRYGIAN LANGUAGE (1) #Phrygian is part of the Indo-European language group. This language is poorly documented. The little knowledge that we have of the Phrygian language i...
How can you be speaking pidgin English on a first date!!! No shame!?😭
Mantras and Frequencies (Long #Thread) Sanskrit is the oldest language that is based on sounds and vibrations.Every alphabet and its pronounciation have specific meaning; like ku...
Ever noticed? We say M for Million, but K for Thousand. Not T. Discover why in this thread:
Some names of animals in Gìkūyū Lion- Ndũ, Mũrũthi,Mũnyambũ, Ngatia Ngati- Wildebeest Ngondi - Hartebeest Ndogono - Hedge hog Njege - Porcupine Kamũhembe - The pygmy shrew ( looks...
This makes more sense for me, breaking it up and getting an alternate etymology of the word ‘Celebrity’ : - a fractured or divided tumor- ... tumors often dispense toxic environmen...
For 1000 years, Arabic was the primary international language of commerce, scholarship & politics, much as English is today. Over the centuries, English adopted many words that wer...
Many seem to have more faith in secular education than an Islamic education. So let’s see what happens when you prioritize the latter: 1. LANGUAGE: Mastering the complexities...
It makes no sense speaking yoruba when addressing the general public.
When I heard a peculiarly sounding yet familiar mantra in the Hindu temple at Denver my first hunch was why is Panditji pronouncing this way. Is he trying to stretch the mantra by...
There are many other indigenous languages in this country which are not official. I have absolutely no idea what the word "official" mean. Many spoken languages in this land of our...
Shakespeare's best (and strangest) insults, a thread: https://t.co/dyfC2LtVCj
Classical Chinese as a spoken language: an enquiry. (1/n) https://t.co/QYH7EzZ9wJ
In a surprise to absolutely no one, Justice Kagan's opinion in Jack Daniels is a terrific piece of #LegalWriting. Here's a quick #WilenskyOnStyle thread about the introduction, whi...
