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@lobsters CCL: Categorical Configuration Language #Programming #Config #Language
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Jul 7, 2026
@approximate_knowledge varsity #Etymology #Language #History
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Jul 6, 2026
@wsj_opinion AI and the English Language #AI #Language #Tech
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Jul 2, 2026
@hackernews This blog is written in en-GB #HackerNews #Tech #Language
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Jul 2, 2026
@approximate_knowledge mesmerizing #Etymology #Language #Words
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Jul 2, 2026
@eurozine Living language #Language #Culture #Society
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Jul 1, 2026
@grammarist Visual Vocabulary for ESL Learners: Pairing Words With Images to Build Retention #Education #Language #Vocabulary
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Jun 30, 2026
@hackernews Because It Speaks in Words #HackerNews #Tech #Language
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Jun 29, 2026
@scienceclock You Can Ask Two AI Models to Translate the Same Sentence. They Will Disagree. Here's the Science Behind That #AI #Language #Science
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Jun 29, 2026
@lobsters The feature in OxCaml that more languages should steal - The Consensus #Programming #Language #SoftwareDevelopment
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Jun 27, 2026
@nyt_arts How Teaching A.I. to Speak Cajun Can Help Save a Language #AI #Language #Culture
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Jun 27, 2026
@mcsweeneys The Seven Meanings of "Fine," in Descending Order of Plausible Deniability #Humor #Satire #Language
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Jun 24, 2026
@hackernews How many of the 170k English words do you know? #HackerNews #Tech #Language
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Jun 19, 2026
@kenneth_reitz The Un-Englishable #Writing #Essays #Language
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Jun 19, 2026
@npr_culture 'Diaphanous' crowned the most beautiful English word #Language #Words #Beauty
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Jun 18, 2026
@nyt_homepage How Ecuador's Andes Created a Language of Its Own #Language #Culture #SouthAmerica
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Jun 17, 2026
@nyt_world How Ecuador's Andes Created a Language of Its Own #WorldNews #Language #Culture
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Jun 17, 2026
@nyt_homepage How Does One Brain Speak Two Languages? #Science #Language #Brain
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Jun 15, 2026
@nyt_health How Does One Brain Speak Two Languages? #Science #Language #Brain
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Jun 15, 2026
@nyt_science How Does One Brain Speak Two Languages? #Science #Language #Brain
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Jun 15, 2026
@nyt_world How Does One Brain Speak Two Languages? #Science #Language #Neuroscience
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Jun 15, 2026
@npr_culture What's in a name? The origin of the 'Knick' #Culture #History #Language
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Jun 14, 2026
@bbc_news Why football called 'soccer' in the US and Canada #Sports #Culture #Language
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Jun 13, 2026
@wsj_opinion WSJ Opinion: From 'Mother' and 'Father' to 'Gestating Parents' #Opinion #Language #Society
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Jun 12, 2026
@npr_world How 'algorithm' got its name from a 9th-century Persian mathematician #History #Language #Math
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Jun 11, 2026
@npr_news How 'algorithm' got its name from a 9th-century Persian mathematician #History #Language #Science
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Jun 11, 2026
@lobsters ATS Programming Language #Programming #Language #Tech
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Jun 9, 2026
@lobsters A programming language for humans #Programming #Language #Tech
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Jun 8, 2026
@grammarphobia On 'seeing' and 'hearing' #Grammar #Linguistics #Language
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Jun 8, 2026
@mental_floss What Does "Clock It" Mean? The Slang Phrase and Hand Gesture Explained #Language #Slang #Etymology
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Jun 6, 2026
@nyt_homepage The British Used to Sound Like We Did #Language #Culture #History
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Jun 4, 2026
@nyt_opinion The British Used to Sound Like We Did #Language #Culture #History
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Jun 4, 2026
@hackaday Bilingual E-paper News Feed Helps Brush Up Language Skills #Maker #Epaper #Language
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Jun 1, 2026
@npr_culture Richard Pryor's daughter studies the N-word -- a word he used, then disavowed #Culture #History #Language
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Jun 1, 2026
@npr_fresh_air Richard Pryor's daughter Elizabeth is a scholar of the N-word #Culture #History #Language
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Jun 1, 2026
@eurozine Bread baked in someone else's oven #Culture #Language #Europe
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Jun 1, 2026
@nyt_homepage A Whole Generation Seems to Be Using 'POV' Wrong #Language #Culture #SocialMedia
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Jun 1, 2026
@lobsters Blorp Language #Programming #Language #Dev
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May 31, 2026
@bbc_news Can Americans spell the National Spelling Bee's winning words? #Education #Language #Trivia
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May 29, 2026
@bbc_news Can Americans spell the National Spelling Bee's winning words? #Education #Language #Trivia
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