#language-evolution

#language-evolution

The investigative journalist Diana Salinas referred to her craft as la filigrana, the filigree. I wouldn't have used the term in that context, and yet it struck me as perfect to describe the intricate, careful work that investigative reporting requires.

Shame I had to leave the job I loved, but better that than working for dickheads. If they're not interested in you, it is not worth trying to change them from within.

"What happens is over time, we have people come in and they bring a bit of a language they have here, so a lot of things that were Dutch have become Americanized, which means they lost some of the Dutch color," explained Mitchell Moss, a linguistics expert at New York University.

When visiting Great Britain, many Americans mistakenly assume they won’t face linguistic challenges because English is the common language, leading to surprises with place-name pronunciations.

As a transgender woman, Lebron also utilized the fame from these demure videos to finance the rest of her transition and gender affirming care, she told her followers in a video.

Collins lexicographers noted, 'More than a hugely successful album, 'brat' is a cultural phenomenon that has resonated with people globally, and 'brat summer' established itself as an aesthetic and a way of life.'

"To the ancient Romans, explains host Rob Watts, these letters were one and the same, serving both vowel and consonant duty depending on the context (as in 'Iulius' Caesar)."