#Language

M Adryael Tong, Ph.D.

MAdryaelTong

I’m sorry everyone. I’m sorry. I know I’m about to start yelling at people I like and respect a lot BUT....CAN WE PLEASE PUT ASIDE QUESTIONS ABOUT CITING JOOSTEN UNTIL

Q (They/Them)

mckquackerz

hi i have tics. here’s some of my mcyt vocal tics and my rating/explanation of each one. “k!lled a woman, feeling good”8/10 its random but funny. not good to say

Marina Rudyak 卢玛丽

RudyakMarina

THREAD: I've repeatedly highlighted that you need #Chinese language literacy for analysing Chinese politics. . The below-quoted thread is an example of why. The author argues that the use of

yao cat

yaomeomeo

I usually say Sino-Vietnamese is similar to Chinese out of convenience but technically that’s inaccurate. Ancient Việt people are a part of the Bách Việt or “100 Yue” peoples, who

𖧵⁷ | taegyu au 📌

ygsb_

"Everything has been decided since the universe first came into being. ""Just let me love you~"#taegyu au where taehyun thought everything that happened was just in his mind when suddenly

Zero HP Lovecraft 🦅🐍

0x49fa98

It’s not true that there’s nothing new under the sun; there are many new things, it’s just that the old, human things are still with us, and always will be

Matthew Grave-Warden

thetowerofstars

There are so many aspects to #worldbuilding. Physicality, culture (theological or otherwise), magic, myth, economics, topography … the list goes on. But the key one for me is always language

ديمة

deemsum

alright.... here's a history lesson about Egypt. I'm not gonna say or do too much, because i'm tired & frankly i'm doing this for free. before we start: yes, Egypt

Alayo Tripp, PhD

phonotactician

NonBlack people here’s a thread for you about the word “woke.” Since “no mickey mouse can be expected to follow today’s Negro idiom without a hip assist.” TL;DR: If

jorgie

kinkyLilLion

If we end up together...a thread; If we end up together,I'll listen to all songs of Twice because you said you're a fan.I'll listen to it so that we'll have

Twinkle

veda_padma

2nd from mercury is the quality of your speech along with 2nd bhava. Influence of saturn can make one liar.Influence of rahu- deceptive speech but very refined if the dispositor

Kelly Wickham Hurst

mochamomma

Let’s talk about language, shall we? There is pathology embedded into the ways we talk about this crisis. If I see one more “this is a war” headline I’m gonna

Collin Koh

CollinSLKoh

THREAD: so much to unpack in one sentence: "Worsening China-US ties are not good to overseas Chinese communities, considering that Chinese Singaporeans make up 75 percent of its population." H/t:

Daniel Vaughn

dxnielvaughn

[Possibly] unpopular opinion: Offering remote work is great, but there is 100% value to being in the same physical office / workplace as other members of your team and company.

Public Sector Lawyer

inkspringed

Government guidance on coronavirus continues to confuse advice & law. Such confusion was presumably the reason for media reports over the weekend referring to a ‘2m rule’ as though it

Pandeyji Speaks

malhar_pandey

#Thread Bhagat Singh! The revolutionary that inspires millions of people worldwide even today, An epitome of Courage! Today on his 113th birth anniversary I bow down to this man! But