The Death of the Latin Passive

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Latin once expressed complex passive ideas with a single word, like amor for "I am loved". This post explores how…

Mozarabic: The Lost Romance Tongue

5 months ago

Journey back to medieval Spain to uncover the story of Mozarabic, the lost Romance language of Christians living under Muslim…

The Subjunctive’s Shadow World

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For many language learners, the subjunctive is a grammatical nightmare. But what if it's not just about rules? This post…

The Brazil-Portugal Spelling War

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Imagine a civil war fought not with weapons, but with dictionaries. For decades, Brazil and Portugal have been locked in…

France’s Base-20 Math Problem

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Why do the French say 'four-twenties' for 80? This linguistic quirk is a fascinating relic from a base-20 counting system…

The Walloon Language of Belgium

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Belgium's linguistic landscape is famously divided, but beyond French and Dutch lies Walloon, a distinct Romance language with deep historical…

Papiamento: The Caribbean Creole

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Journey to the ABC islands to discover Papiamento, the unique Creole language that sings with the rhythms of its history.…

The Latin Echo in Spanish ‘ll’

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Ever wonder why the Spanish word for 'rain' is *lluvia* when its Latin ancestor was *pluvia*? This transformation is no…

AI’s Low-Resource Language Crisis

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AI models like ChatGPT can write poetry in English, yet they stumble over languages spoken by millions. This 'low-resource' language…

How to Invent an Alphabet

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Ever dreamed of creating your own alphabet? This guide delves into the art and science of script creation, exploring the…

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