#englishlanguage — Public Fediverse posts

One Word Sunday – Blue

https://juckplotz.de/2026/09/13/one-word-sunday-blue/

One Word Sunday – Blue

https://juckplotz.de/2026/09/13/one-word-sunday-blue/

One Word Sunday – Blue

https://juckplotz.de/2026/09/13/one-word-sunday-blue/

One Word Sunday – Blue

https://juckplotz.de/2026/09/13/one-word-sunday-blue/

One Word Sunday – Blue

https://juckplotz.de/2026/09/13/one-word-sunday-blue/

I have the Energy to Leave – (Six Word Saturday)

https://juckplotz.de/2026/09/12/i-have-the-energy-to-leave-six-word-saturday/

Added this standard. Listening to Play It Cool by Münchener Freiheit. Has that infectious pop hook. See how to play it. Read more:

https://chordyes.com/chord/munchener-freiheit-play-it-cool

#guitarstar #guitaridol #german #malevocalist #englishlanguage #80s #synth

Added this standard. Listening to Play It Cool by Münchener Freiheit. Has that infectious pop hook. See how to play it. Read more:

https://chordyes.com/chord/munchener-freiheit-play-it-cool

#guitarstar #guitaridol #german #malevocalist #englishlanguage #80s #synth

27 English words people have a hard time enunciating properly, even native speakers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/english-words-that-are-hardest-to-properly-enunciate-even-for-native-speakers-ex1/

27 English words people have a hard time enunciating properly, even native speakers

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/english-words-that-are-hardest-to-properly-enunciate-even-for-native-speakers-ex1/

27 English words people have a hard time enunciating properly, even native speakers

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/english-words-that-are-hardest-to-properly-enunciate-even-for-native-speakers-ex1/

27 English words people have a hard time enunciating properly, even native speakers

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/english-words-that-are-hardest-to-properly-enunciate-even-for-native-speakers-ex1/

𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗘𝘁𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆, 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀

English "cow" comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₃-u-s [gwous], perhaps something like this (listen):
🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/cow-from-PIE-gwous.wav

which also developed into Dari گاو [gau] and Persian گاو [gov]:

🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-gwous-to-Persian-gov.wav

and very many other Indo-European languages, such as Ancient Greek βοῦς [bous]:

🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-gwous-to-Ancient-Greek-bous.wav

Image source: https://faradeed.ir/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%88-35/186305-%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A6%D9%88-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A2%D8%B0%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%86%DA%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%B1-%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%88-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%BE%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%BE%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%84-%D9%85%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%86%D9%86%D8%AF

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #EnglishLanguage #AcousticPhonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Iranian #Persian #Dari #AncientGreek

27 English words people have a hard time enunciating properly, even native speakers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/english-words-that-are-the-hardest-to-properly-enunciate-even-for-native-speakers-ex1

27 English words people have a hard time enunciating properly, even native speakers

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/english-words-that-are-the-hardest-to-properly-enunciate-even-for-native-speakers-ex1

27 English words people have a hard time enunciating properly, even native speakers

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/english-words-that-are-the-hardest-to-properly-enunciate-even-for-native-speakers-ex1

27 English words people have a hard time enunciating properly, even native speakers

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/english-words-that-are-the-hardest-to-properly-enunciate-even-for-native-speakers-ex1

Germany’s Hanser Verlag to Publish TC Boyle in English for Europe https://www.byteseu.com/691322/ #CarlHanserVerlag #EnglishLanguage #FelicitasVonLovenberg #Germany #PiperVerlag #Rights #translation

Hello English-speaking #filmfans and cineasts in the #fediverse. I could need some #mastohelp.

Is there something like a widely accepted and known abbreviation for the expression "original version/track with (English) subtitles" in #English? (I am thinking about a similar short form, like the German #OmU for "Original mit Untertiteln").

Asking for a friend. ;) All hints are greatly appreciated. Thank you!

#cinema #filmfestival #englishlanguage #abbreviations

TIL that people are now calling holdalls 'duffle bags'.

To me, a duffle bag is always a drawstring bag. Am I now in the minority?!

#english #englishlanguage #language #duffel #duffelbags #duffle #dufflebags

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duffel_bag

TIL that people are now calling holdalls 'duffle bags'.

To me, a duffle bag is always a drawstring bag. Am I now in the minority?!

#english #englishlanguage #language #duffel #duffelbags #duffle #dufflebags

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duffel_bag

TIL that people are now calling holdalls 'duffle bags'.

To me, a duffle bag is always a drawstring bag. Am I now in the minority?!

#english #englishlanguage #language #duffel #duffelbags #duffle #dufflebags

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duffel_bag