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  1. DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] ·

    So, I'm realizing that very often, I don't use personal pronouns in my writing. For example, I just wrote, "Looking forward to posting more videos..." Yes, I know I should write, "I'm looking forward" or "I am looking forward" but I often find myself leaving out "I am". Been doing that for years now. Anyone else? Or is it just me?
    #Grammar #GrammarQuestion #EnglishLanguage #LanguageIsAVirus

    #grammar #grammarquestion #englishlanguage #languageisavirus
  2. Dr. Dani Sanchez @[email protected] ·

    A version of “Language is a Virus” (youtu.be/1eTSL2kopP4?si=gGs4Ls) became a fairly poplar hit on MTV in the mid-1980s
    #LaEsoterica #LanguageIsAVirus #LaurieAnderson

    #laesoterica #languageisavirus #laurieanderson
  3. Elliot Shank @[email protected] ·

    🎵 Paradise is exactly like where you are right now… only… much… much… better. 🎵

    youtube.com/watch?v=KvOoR8m0om

    #music #laurieAnderson #languageIsAVirus

    #music #laurieanderson #languageisavirus
  4. Jim Spath @[email protected] ·

    The #Piwigo code has 3 directories for English, and 2 for French. My high school French/Francais is very, though I think these do not say the same thing:

    $ grep Discover fr_??/upgrade.lang.php
    fr_CA/upgrade.lang.php:$lang['Discover what\'s new in Piwigo %s'] = 'Découvrez ce qu\'il y a de nouveau dans Piwigo %s';
    fr_FR/upgrade.lang.php:$lang['Discover what\'s new in Piwigo %s'] = 'Quoi de neuf dans cette version %s ?';

    #LanguageIsAVirus

    #piwigo #languageisavirus
  5. Jim Spath @[email protected] ·

    Poll to show what "English" variants are preferred. #LanguageIsAVirus

    public.oed.com/blog/introducti

    #languageisavirus
  6. Jim Spath @[email protected] ·

    I wonder what other forms of EN for English we might benefit from? #LanguageIsAVirus

    #languageisavirus