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Interesting stuff I find about languages, language learning, linguistics, and translation

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Speaking Spanish In The U.S.A.: amzn.to/4ksK4Eq
El EspaΓ±ol de los Estados Unidos: amzn.to/4trYE2U
An American Language: The History of Spanish in the United States: amzn.to/4tGJZ4e
Varieties of Spanish in the United States: amzn.to/4s0Czar

09.02.2026 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nobody except the 640 million people who speak Spanish!

09.02.2026 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Most people didn't notice the meaning behind Bad Bunny's light blue (celeste) Puerto Rican flag at the U.S. football half-time show.

09.02.2026 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Check out Langston Hill’s new Japanese language learning books - The Japanese Language Manual Volumes 1 and 2:
Instagram post with the author: instagram.com/reel/DKMeFpo...
Book 1: amzn.to/3Mcv6We
(click READ SAMPLE to see sample pages)
Book 2: amzn.to/4q4F1v6

28.01.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Diccionario de Colombianismos (amzn.to/3NCvWMy) - Beautiful 540-page book of Colombian Spanish slang #colombianslang #spanishslang

28.01.2026 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Her Land, Her Love NinaanibaaΒ’s heart belonged to HashkΓ© Yil Naabaah (The Warrior Who Fights with Anger). She loved him for protecting his awéé’ (babies), KΒ’Γ© (kinship), NaabeehΓ³ (Navajo people) and DinΓ©tah (land). Hash...

Her Land, Her Love. amzn.to/3Mclyuo Novel with story in English and dialogue in Navajo (with translation) from the author of the #Navajo language textbook Dine Bizaad Binahoo'aah Rediscovering the Navajo Language

28.01.2026 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Most Languages Don't Have This Feature
YouTube video by magnify Most Languages Don't Have This Feature

A feature of the Cherokee language that every language should adopt:
youtube.com/watch?v=vZcW...

25.01.2026 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Due to budget cuts, our translator is now a blender.

17.01.2026 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds [Zafarris, Jess] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds

Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds. "Astronaut" is a "star sailor". A thesaurus is quite literally a "treasure trove" of words. Why isn't English considered a Romance language if more than half of our vocabulary is Latin-derived?" amzn.to/49qgjjE

17.01.2026 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Brace Yourself for the AI Bubble
YouTube video by Robert Reich Brace Yourself for the AI Bubble

Brace Yourself for the AI Bubble: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wxB...

08.01.2026 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Her Story: tinyurl.com/mdabpnn8
Wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Haas
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwab...

21.12.2025 03:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AI crashes out when you ask it to show you something that doesn't exist:

18.12.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Inventing Languages Amazon.com: Inventing Languages: 9781108799416: GonzΓ‘lez, Carolina: Books

New: Inventing Languages amzn.to/48LmwVY

18.12.2025 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Foundation Course in Reading German – Simple Book Publishing This textbook guides a learner who has no previous German experience to gain the ability to accurately understand formal written German prose, aided only by a comprehensive dictionary.

Free book: A Foundation Course in Reading German wisc.pb.unizin.org/readinggerman/

18.12.2025 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Language Lover’s Puzzle Book: A World Tour of Languages and Alphabets in 100 Amazing Puzzles (Alex Bellos Puzzle Books) Buy The Language Lover’s Puzzle Book: A World Tour of Languages and Alphabets in 100 Amazing Puzzles (Alex Bellos Puzzle Books) on Amazon.com βœ“ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders

Fun gift idea for the language lover on your list: "The Language Lover’s Puzzle Book: A World Tour of Languages and Alphabets in 100 Amazing Puzzles" amzn.to/49iCtnG

18.12.2025 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Q Needs U Why Q Needs U [Danny Bate] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Why Q Needs U

Why Q Needs You takes readers on a journey through the English alphabet, not just to share fun facts, but to reveal the alphabet's hidden mechanisms and inspire a newfound sense of wonder in this ancient tool. amzn.to/49icHzZ

18.12.2025 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Merriam-Webster goes old school with first new hardcover Collegiate dictionary in 22 years!
Link to Book: amzn.to/3K84qoQ
Article about the dictionary: wbur.org/news/2025/11...
Over 5,000 new words including cold brew, farm-to-table, parklet, heat dome, rizz, gaslighting, telework, doggo

03.12.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Atlas of Languages: Words Around the World amzn.to/3K8TW8m A beautifully illustrated overview of the history of languages around the world, filled with maps, sidebars, and unusual facts that will satisfy curious kids (and language-loving adults)

28.11.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ixtlamatiquetl Frankenstein (Spanish Edition) Amazon.com: Ixtlamatiquetl Frankenstein (Spanish Edition): 9781533527219: Garcia, John, De la Cruz, Victoriano: Books

Frankenstein translated into Huasteca Nahuatl by author of Nahuatl textbook #nahuatl
Link to Book: amzn.to/3X70kQI
Link to author's textbook: amzn.to/4oazG4v

28.11.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Are AI Subtitles Good Enough? Why Most Viewers Say β€˜No’ This article is for content creators, businesses, and professionals who care about the quality and impact of their videosβ€”and want to understand why human-translated subtitles are still far superior t...

Are AI Subtitles Good Enough? Why Most Viewers Say β€˜No’ payhip.com/FreelanceTra...

28.11.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How to Kill a Language: Power, Resistance, and the Race to Save Our Words. "With half of our 7,000 languages due to disappear this century, linguicide is one of the most pressing cultural emergencies of our age." amzn.to/4pjKPRe

19.11.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Atlas of Languages: Words Around the World amzn.to/3K8TW8m
A beautifully illustrated overview of the history of languages around the world, filled with maps, sidebars, and unusual facts that will satisfy curious kids (and language-loving adults)

19.11.2025 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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E Pluribus English: The Many Languages We Speak When We Speak English

New: E Pluribus English: The Many Languages We Speak When We Speak English amzn.to/3LIgmOr

19.11.2025 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The book Little Brother (amzn.to/42Uj6LW) (full of contemporary slang – see sample) has been translated into both Standard Esperanto (amzn.to/41AWuyI) and a gender-neutral version (amzn.to/42AYA3d) (ex. frato changed to sibo (sibling)). #Esperanto

12.11.2025 06:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Now with over 5000 human-created books and resources! LanguageCrawler's Language Learning Bookstore: Curated books and podcasts to learn over 250 languages: www.amazon.com/shop/languag...

10.11.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Race to Save the World's Vanishing Languages Thousands of languages are facing extinction, and researchers are turning to artificial intelligence to preserve and revitalize them. Can this technology save endangered languages before it’s too late...

The Race to Save the World's Vanishing Languages
theatlantic.com/sponsored/go...
Thousands of languages are facing extinction, and researchers are turning to artificial intelligence to preserve and revitalize them. Can this technology save endangered languages before it’s too late?

08.11.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Digital linguists work to save the Arapaho language New database built with over 100,000 Arapaho sentences.

Digital linguists work to save the Arapaho language
New database built with over 100,000 Arapaho sentences. www.popsci.com/science/ling...

08.11.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Linguist's Tapes Transform Indigenous Language Study Throughout her long career as a linguist, Sally McLendon eagerly anticipated her annual trips to California's Lake County and her conversations with

Linguist's Tapes Transform Indigenous Language Study
www.miragenews.com/linguists-ta...
"Her mother had amassed a vast collection of notes and recordings beginning in 1959 that chronicled three of the seven distinct Pomoan languages."

08.11.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
I broke ChatGPT
YouTube video by Aaron Goldenberg I broke ChatGPT

ChatGPT broken? Proof that AI is not really intelligent: www.youtube.com/shorts/dbPT0...

24.10.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Make Translators Great Again Coffee Mug, 15-Ounce White Let's show off and start spreading the word and MAKE Translators Great Again!

amzn.to/4mN33ca

03.10.2025 05:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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