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One Word Sunday – Blue
One Word Sunday, driven by Travel with Intent is asking for a photo with the word or the meaning "Blue".Blue can be either a color or a mood. The picture I have chosen, shows both: The color and the mood. -
One Word Sunday – Blue
One Word Sunday, driven by Travel with Intent is asking for a photo with the word or the meaning "Blue".Blue can be either a color or a mood. The picture I have chosen, shows both: The color and the mood. -
One Word Sunday – Blue
One Word Sunday, driven by Travel with Intent is asking for a photo with the word or the meaning "Blue".Blue can be either a color or a mood. The picture I have chosen, shows both: The color and the mood. -
One Word Sunday – Blue
One Word Sunday, driven by Travel with Intent is asking for a photo with the word or the meaning "Blue".Blue can be either a color or a mood. The picture I have chosen, shows both: The color and the mood. -
One Word Sunday – Blue
One Word Sunday, driven by Travel with Intent is asking for a photo with the word or the meaning "Blue".Blue can be either a color or a mood. The picture I have chosen, shows both: The color and the mood. -
I have the Energy to Leave – (Six Word Saturday)
„Six Word Saturday“ , initiated by Travelwithintent is asking for a picture with a six word title. Today: "I have the energy to leave"https://juckplotz.de/2026/09/12/i-have-the-energy-to-leave-six-word-saturday/
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/683938/ How do citizenship language tests work in other European countries? #BreakingNews #BreakingNews #Citizenship #Éire #EnglishLanguage #EuropeanUnion #FeaturedNews #FeaturedNews #gaeilge #Headlines #IE #Immigration #Integration #Ireland #IrishLanguage #JimO #LatestNews #LatestNews #MainNews #MainNews #News #TopStories #TopStories
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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.wavwhich 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
@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #EnglishLanguage #AcousticPhonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Iranian #Persian #Dari #AncientGreek
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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.wavwhich 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
@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #EnglishLanguage #AcousticPhonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Iranian #Persian #Dari #AncientGreek
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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.wavwhich 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
@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #EnglishLanguage #AcousticPhonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Iranian #Persian #Dari #AncientGreek
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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.wavwhich 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
@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #EnglishLanguage #AcousticPhonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Iranian #Persian #Dari #AncientGreek
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'English First' policies and
the uncomfortable waning of empire* “The English Language Bill demonstrated that New Zealand First was "trying to appeal to a racist fringe". Professor O'Sullivan >
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-05/new-zealand-first-pushes-to-make-english-an-official-language/106410158* "The English-only movement...is a political movement that advocates for the exclusive use of the English language in official United States government communication through the establishment of English as the only official language in the United States." >
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English-only_movement* “Australia is home to over 250 distinct Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, comprising around 800 dialects, which are deeply connected to specific land, culture, and identity.” >
https://www.alt.nsw.gov.au/learn/nsw-aboriginal-languages-information* 'Scarily diverse' people from First Nations or from a culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
https://theconversation.com/a-shadow-on-your-art-how-do-first-nations-and-culturally-diverse-authors-feel-about-representation-275446* "Monolingualism or unilingualism, is the condition of being able to speak only a single language." >
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monolingualism#EnglishLanguage #EnglishFirst #language #LanguagePolicies #monolingualism #MonolingualMindset #diverse #polyglots #MultilingualPeople #NormativeMonolingualism #ForcedAssimilation #settlersociety #Anglophones #FirstNationsPeoples #Gumbaynggirr
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They said there’s no English rhyme for “silver.” Eminem just obliterated the challenge.
Who doesn’t love a good idiom? An idiom, for the uninitiated, is a common saying that means something…
#NewsBeep #News #Music #Art #artists #AU #Australia #Eminem #englishlanguage #Entertainment #hiphop #marshallmathers #Rap #Rappers #rhymes #rhymingwords #twitter #viraltweet
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/72951/ -
They said there’s no English rhyme for “silver.” Eminem just obliterated the challenge.
Who doesn’t love a good idiom? An idiom, for the uninitiated, is a common saying that means something…
#NewsBeep #News #Music #Art #artists #AU #Australia #Eminem #englishlanguage #Entertainment #hiphop #marshallmathers #Rap #Rappers #rhymes #rhymingwords #twitter #viraltweet
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/72951/ -
Audio Etymologies of the Day
“Worm” comes from Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥mis. Ignoring the final -is, like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/worm-from-PIE-kwrm.wav*kʷr̥m- also developed into Odia କୃମି kurumi:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-kwrm-to-Odia-kurumI.wavUrdu کِرم kirm:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-kwrm-to-Urdu-kirm.wavLatvian ķirmis:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-kwrm-to-Latvian-kirmis.wavPolish czerw:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-kwrm-to-Polish-czerw.wavand Bosnian crv:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-kwrm-to-BCMS-crv.wav#linguistics #etymology #EnglishLanguage #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Odia #Urdu #Latvian #Polish #Bosnian #Dune