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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/

One Word Sunday – Swirl

https://juckplotz.de/2026/06/07/one-word-sunday-swirl/

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

The English word “barrow”, i.e. a burial mound, comes via Proto-Germanic *berga from a Proto-Indo-European ancestor *bʰerǵʰ-os, meaning “height” and by extension “hill, mountain”.

🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/barrow-from-PIE-bherghos.wav

The same Proto-Indo-European root *bʰerǵʰ- also developed into Persian برج borj “tower”:

🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-bhergh-to-Persian-borj.wav

The Arabic word برج burj “tower”, as in the name of the Burj Khalifa tower, is not a Semitic word but is a loan-word from Persian.

Kurdish برج berdz (Kurmani birc), Balochi برز ئه borza “height”, and English “borough” (originally referring to a town with raised fortifications), are also descended from *bʰerǵʰ-.

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #EnglishLanguage #AcousticPhonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Iranian #Persian #Arabic #Kurdish #Balochi

What in the name of God is wrong with people who object to bilingual street signs?

If you don't read the #IrishLanguage, that's fine. The #EnglishLanguage sign is still there for you.

In #TheIrishTimes, Newton Emerson denounces "#Belfast’s aggressive signage policy". In reality, the only aggression is from #unionists who want the Irish language off their streets.

#EnoughAlready. Make all signs bilingual

Paywalled original: https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/10/16/newton-emerson-no-the-irish-language-does-not-belong-to-us-all-stop-insisting-it-does/

Archived full text: https://archive.is/UaXGX

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Fire” comes from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂‐ur [pa(ħ)ur], something like this (listen):
🔈https://ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/fire-from-PIE-pahur.wav

The same root developed into Balochi پُر phor “ashes, flames”:
🔈https://ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-pahur-to-Balochi-phor.wav
(and Ancient Greek πῦρ [pyr], Latin pyra, pyre, pyro-, etc.)

In Armenian, it comes out as հուր hur:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-pahur-to-Armenian-hur.wav

Image source: https://hoonch.am/post/grakanutyun/hay-grakanutyun/hur-ev-jur

#linguistics #etymology #EnglishLanguage #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Balochi #Armenian

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Foot” comes from Proto-Indo-European *pōd-, something like this:
🔈https://ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/foot-from-PIE-pod.wav

*pōd- developed into Sanskrit पद pad, now a “learnèd word” in Hindi:
🔈https://ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-pod-to-Hindi-pad.wav

In Balochi, it's پاد paad:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-pod-to-Balochi-paad.wav

And in Pashto, it comes out as پل pal “footstep”, with *d developing into [l] (“lambdacism”):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-pod-to-Pashto-pal.wav

#linguistics #etymology #EnglishLanguage #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Sanskrit #Balochi #Pashto

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Weigh” comes from Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰ- (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/weigh-from-PIE-wegh.wav

*wéǵʰ- also developed into (the second syllable of) Balochi and Persian پرواز parwaz “flight”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-wegh-to-Balochi-parwaz.wav

the first syllable of Sanskrit वहति vahati “to convey”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-wegh-to-Sanskrit-vahati.wav

and the first syllable of Urdu بہنا behna “to flow”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-wegh-to-Urdu-behna.wav

#linguistics #etymology #EnglishLanguage #phonetics
#ProtoIndoEuropean #Balochi #Urdu #Sanskrit

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Weave” and “web” come from Proto-Indo-European *h₁webʰ, like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/weave-from-PIE-h1webh.wav
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/web-from-PIE-h1webh.wav

*h₁webʰ also developed into Pashto اوبدل obdal "knit, crochet, weave":
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h1webh-to-Pashto-obdal.wav

Balochi گْوَپت gwap:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h1webh-to-Balochi-gwap.wav

and Persian بافتن baaftan:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h1webh-to-Persian-baaftan.wav

Pic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BVb2zAZo-E

#linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Pashto #Balochi #Persian

Yesterday Goldsmiths
Today Kent
Tomorrow - watch your backs

#MassacreOfTheHumanities #UniversityFunding #PhilistinePolitics #KentUniversity
#Music #Anthropolgy #HealthAndSocialCare #journalism #artHistory #ComparativeLiterature #EnglishLanguage #Linguistics #ModernLanguages #Philosophy #religion #ethics

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Wasp” comes (via Anglo-Saxon waps) from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wobʰ-seh₂, a form of *h₁webʰ-, “weave”. Ignoring the -seh₂ suffix, like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/wasp-from-PIE-wobh.wav

*h₁webʰ- also developed into Balochi گْوَپت gwap “weave”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h1webh-to-Balochi-gwap.wav

#linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Balochi

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Up” comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₁upo, like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/up-from-PIE-h1upo.wav

... from earlier *supo:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h1upo-from-PIE-supo.wav

*supo also developed into the #Latin comparative super "over":
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-supo-to-Latin-super.wav

*h₁upo developed into #Sanskrit उप upa:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h1upo-to-Sanskrit-upa.wav

*h₁uper developed into #Balochi اور‎ awur:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h1uper-to-Balochi-awur.wav

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean

Audio Etymologies of the Month

“Month” comes, via Anglo-Saxon mōnaþ, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₁-not [me:not], like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/month-from-PIE-meh1not.wav

It is related to *méh₁-nos [me:nos], #moon, which led to Latin mensis:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-meh1nos-to-Latin-mensis.wav

The stem *méh₁- "measure" also developed into Persian, Balochi and Urdu ماه mah:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-meh1nos-to-Persian-mah.wav

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Persian #Balochi #Urdu #Latin

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Two” comes (via Anglo-Saxon twa) from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁- [dwoh]:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/two-from-PIE-dwoh1.wav

*dwóh₁- led to Pashto دوه duwa:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-dwoh1-to-Pashto-duwa.wav

Balochi (and Urdu) دو doo:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-dwoh1-to-Balochi-doo.wav

and Romani dui:
http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-dwoh1-to-Romani-dui.wav

More examples at http://www.phon.ox.ac.uk/jcoleman/ancient-sounds-database.html

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Pashto #Balochi #Urdu #Romani

Audio Etymology of the Day

“Tree” comes from Proto-Indo-European *drew [drəʊ], like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/tree-from-PIE-drew.wav

“True” also comes from *drew, perhaps relating to swearing by trees?
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/true-from-PIE-drew.wav
As in “druid” (Proto-Celtic *druwits, “oak-knower”).

*drew is a variant of *doru:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-drew-to-PIE-doru.wav

that led to #Balochi دار daar “wood”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-doru-to-Balochi-daar.wav

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Three” comes from Proto-Indo-European *trei-, like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/three-from-PIE-trei.wav

The masculine nominative form *trei-es developed into #Sanskrit त्रयस् trayas:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-treies-to-Sanskrit-trayas.wav
and #Latin tres.

*trei- developed into #Sindhi ٽي te:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-trei-to-Sindhi-te.wav

#Balochi سے se:

🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-trei-to-Balochi-se.wav

and #Romani trin:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-trei-to-Romani-trin.wav

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Thou”, now rather restricted in its use, comes from Proto-Indo-European *tuh₂ [tuɐ], like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/thou-from-PIE-tua.wav

*tuh₂ [tuɐ] developed into Persian تو tu:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-tua-to-Persian-tu.wav

Balochi تئو tau:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-tua-to-Balochi-tau.wav

Ossetian ды du ~ de:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-tua-to-Iron-dE.wav

German du and French tu are also from this root.

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Persian #Balochi #Ossetian

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Thistle” comes from Proto-Indo-European *teig, represented here by its almost unchanged Balochi reflex تێگ teg “sharp, razor”, like this (listen):

🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/thistle-from-PIE-teig.wav

*teig developed into Persian (and Urdu) تیز tiiz:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-teig-to-Persian-tiz.wav

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Persian #Balochi #wildflowers

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Barrow” (a mound) comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-os (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/barrow-from-PIE-bherghos.wav

*bʰerǵʰ- also developed into Persian برج borj “tower”
🔈https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-bhergh-to-Persian-borj.wav

Kurdish برج berdz (Kurmani birc), Balochi برز ئه borza “height”, English "borough", and Arabic برج burj “tower” are also from *bʰerǵʰ-

More at https://www.ancientsounds.net/#barrow

#linguistics
#etymology
#englishlanguage
#acousticphonetics
#phonetics
#ProtoIndoEuropean
#Persian #Arabic #Balochi

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Thirst” comes from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥s-tu like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/thirst-from-PIE-trst.wav
(I've omitted the final [u])

The related form *tr̥s-no- developed into Persian تشنگی teshne:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-trsno-to-Persian-teshne.wav

and Balochi تُنَّگ tunnag “frog, thirsty one”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-trsno-to-Balochi-tunnag.wav

The stem *ters- also underlies Latin terra, "(dry) land".

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Persian #Balochi

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Thin” comes from Proto-Indo-European *tn̥h₂-u- [tn̩:u], like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/thin-from-PIE-tnh2u.wav

*tn̥h₂-u + suffix kos also developed into #Persian تنک tunuk:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-tnh2u-to-Persian-tunuk.wav

and #Balochi tanak:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-tnh2u-to-Balochi-tanak.wav

Remarkably similarly, into #Bosnian tanak:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-tnh2u-to-BCMS-tanak.wav

and #Bulgarian тънък tuhnuhk:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-tnh2u-to-Bulgarian-tVnVk.wav

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“(To) tear” (the verb) comes from Proto-Indo-European *derH- “tear, flay, peel”, like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-derH-to-Persian-daridan.wav

*derH- also developed into Persian دریدن daridan:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-derH-to-Persian-daridan.wav

Balochi دِر‎ dir:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-derH-to-Balochi-dir.wav

and Lithuanian dìrti:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-derH-to-Lithuanian-dirti.wav

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Persian #Balochi #Lithuanian

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Swine” comes from Proto-Indo-European *suh₁-īno- [su:hi:no], like this (listen):
🔈https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/swine-from-PIE-suHino.wav

*suh₁-īno- is derived from *suh₁- “pig” (cf. English “sow”). A derived form, *suh₁-kas, developed into Balochi ہوک‎ huuk:
🔈https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-suHka-to-Balochi-huuk.wav

The Persian pronunciation is خوک‎ [χu:cç]:
🔈https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-suHka-to-Persian-xuuC.wav

“Hog” is unrelated.

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Balochi #Persian

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Sweet" comes from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d-u-s [swa:dus], like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/sweet-from-PIE-sweh2dus.wav

*sweh₂d-u-s also developed into Sanskrit स्वादु swaadu:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-sweh2dus-to-Sanskrit-swadu.wav

Balochi واد waad “salt”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-sweh2dus-to-Balochi-waad.wav

and Latin suavis ( → English suave):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-sweh2dus-to-Latin-suavis.wav

Also Bengali স্বাদ shaad “taste”

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Sanskrit #Balochi #Latin

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Sweat" comes from Proto-Indo-European *swoid-, like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/sweat-from-PIE-swoid.wav

*swoid- also developed into Sanskrit स्वेदते sveedate:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-swoid-to-Sanskrit-sveedate.wav

Balochi ہید‎ hed:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-swoid-to-Balochi-hed.wav

and Iron Ossetian хид khid:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-swoid-to-Iron-xid.wav

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Sanskrit #Balochi #Ossetian

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Star" comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂s-tér-on- [ɐstéron], like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/star-from-PIE-h2steron.wav

*h₂s-tér- also developed into #Balochi اِستار istar:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h2ster-to-Balochi-istar.wav

Kurmanji #Kurdish astirə:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h2ster-to-Kurmanji-astire.wav

Armenian աստղ astr:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h2ster-to-Armenian-astR.wav

Persian ستاره sitare:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h2ster-to-Persian-sitare.wav

Pashtoستوری storay:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h2ster-to-Pashto-storay.wav

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Sow" (pig) comes from Proto-Indo-European *suh₁- (pronounced [su:], earlier [su:h]) like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/sow-from-PIE-suH.wav

Plural "swine" is from suh₁-īno- [su:hi:no]:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/swine-from-PIE-suHino.wav

The derived form *suh₁-kas developed into Balochi ہوک‎ huuk “pig”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-suHka-to-Balochi-huuk.wav

*suh₁- also developed into Ancient Greek ὗς hüs “pig”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-suh1-to-AncientGreek-hus.wav

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Balochi

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Quern" come from #Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₂-nu-, something like this:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/quern-from-PIE-gwerh2n.wav

*gʷerh₂- also developed into #Balochi گران graan “heavy”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-gwerh2n-to-Balochi-gran.wav

#Punjabi ਗੁਰ gur, as in ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ gurdwara “gateway to the gurus” (= Sikh temple):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-gwerh2-to-Punjabi-gur.wav

Ancient #Greek βάρος baros “weight”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-gweh2rus-to-AncientGreek-baros.wav

Scottish #Gaelic brà “quern”
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-gwreh2-to-Gaelic-bra.wav

@linguistics #audio #etymology #phonetics #EnglishLanguage

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Queen" comes from #Proto-Indo-European *gwen-, something like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/queen-from-PIE-gwen.wav

In many "eastern" I-E languages, *g often develops into [ʤ], later [ʒ] then [z], e.g. #Sanskrit ग्ना gnaa “goddess”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-gwen-to-Sanskrit-gnaa.wav

#Balochi جن
jan “woman”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-gwen-to-Balochi-jan.wav

#Bosnian žena “woman”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-gwen-to-Bosnian-Zena.wav

#Persian زن
zan “woman”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-gwen-to-Persian-zan.wav

@linguistics #audio #etymology #phonetics #EnglishLanguage

You Are Not a Parrot And a #chatbot is not a #human. A #Computationallinguist named #EmilyMBender is very worried what will happen when we forget this.#ChatGPT is nothing like human https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ai-artificial-intelligence-chatbots-emily-m-bender.html #linguist #data #NaturaLanguage #EnglishLanguage #octopus #linguistics #algorithms #MachineLearning

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Light" (brightness) comes from #Proto-Indo-European *leuk- [lɘʊk], something like this:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/light-from-PIE-leuk.wav

*leuk- also developed into words for "day" in Indo-Iranian languages, e.g. #Balochi روچ roʧ, something like this:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-leuk-to-Balochi-roch.wav

#Sanskrit रोचते rochate "shine":
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-leuk-to-Sanskrit-rocate.wav

#Kurdish roʒ:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-leuk-to-Kurdish-roj.wav

#Tajik рӯз, Persian روز ruz:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-leuk-to-Tajik-ruz.wav

@linguistics #audio #etymology #phonetics #EnglishLanguage

Why the #Dutch always say what they mean - #BBCREEL

In my experience, this is absolutely spot-on, especially when dealing with people from the North of #Holland such as the #Frisians. They really tend to be quite #Honest and #Direct.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrEZwe1nbBU&ab_channel=BBCReel

#Language #Culture #DutchCulture #Directness #DutchLanguage #BritishCulture #EnglishCulture #English #EnglishLanguage #Directness #PlainSpeech #Rudeness #Politeness #Translation #Friesland #Friesian #Fries #NoordHolland