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Ubykh, a language with an astonishing 82 consonants and only two vowels, went extinct on October 7, 1992, with the…
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Ever called a "wasp" a "waps" or heard someone say "aks" instead of "ask"? This common slip of the tongue…
We're all taught to admire 'proper' speech, but we're often drawn to non-standard dialects and slang. This phenomenon is known…
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