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In most languages, you simply 'go' somewhere. But in the Himalayas, the very grammar of the language forces you to…
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Forget North and South. For speakers of some languages, the entire world is oriented not by a magnetic pole, but…
In languages like English, you 'have' a book. But in Russian, Irish, or Turkish, you would say "to me there…
If you think cases are just for Latin or German, think again. This listicle dives into ten of the most…
Beyond the glass ceiling lies a more subtle barrier: the accent ceiling. Sociolinguistic and economic research reveals how subconscious bias…
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