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  1. The Sinhala language also (see last post) used to contain more Pāli words, but has drifted back in the direction of Sanskrit, which is intimately tied to Hinduism, because Sanskrit is viewed as a prestigious language. For example, Sinhala says vidarśanā instead of vipassanā.

    #sinhala #srilanka #pali #sanskrit #language #linguistics #prestige #prestigious #formal #formality #academia #academic #scholarship #scholarly

  2. The Sinhala language also (see last post) used to contain more Pāli words, but has drifted back in the direction of Sanskrit, which is intimately tied to Hinduism, because Sanskrit is viewed as a prestigious language. For example, Sinhala says vidarśanā instead of vipassanā.

    #sinhala #srilanka #pali #sanskrit #language #linguistics #prestige #prestigious #formal #formality #academia #academic #scholarship #scholarly

  3. Probably you know your #pronouns, but do you know others? #translating pronouns from one language to another is not an easy job. Not only #gender plays a role, also number, #clusivity, and #formality.
    Find out more here:

    mapologies.com/pronouns/

  4. It can be difficult to deal with the difference in #formality between #English and #French. With students, I therefore suggest we use first names in English, and first name + “vous” in French, which seems to me the closest approximation in formality.

    Any thoughts by native speakers of either language? (University context.)

    #multilingualism

  5. It can be difficult to deal with the difference in #formality between #English and #French. With students, I therefore suggest we use first names in English, and first name + “vous” in French, which seems to me the closest approximation in formality.

    Any thoughts by native speakers of either language? (University context.)

    #multilingualism

  6. #Formality

    Dear John,

    I am writing to you about formal writing.

    In a formally written message, you open by saying the person's name with a greeting, and below that, you summarize the contents of the message.

    After you've written what you need to write, you write some form of goodbye, and then write your name.

    Sincerely,

    Émilie Fecteau

  7. #formality : the condition or quality of being formal, strictly ceremonious, precise, etc

    - German: die Formalität

    - Portuguese: formalidade

    - Spanish: formalidad

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