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A podcast about languages and the people who speak them hosted by @patricox.bsky.social and Kavita Pillay. Partners: @lingsocam.bsky.social & Hub & Spoke Audio Collective. Posts mainly by Allison S.
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The latest #WotY2025 is from Macquarie Dictionary:

AI slop

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Macquarie Dictionary announces ‘AI slop’ as its word of the year, beating out Ozempic face
Term was up against a shortlist including blind box, ate (and left no crumbs) and Roman Empire
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November 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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The next of the Big English Dictionary #WotY2025 is Cambridge's 'parasocial'

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Parasocial is named as Cambridge Dictionary Word of the Year
Examples include the parasocial interest shown by fans to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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What does '67' mean? Dictionary.com's 2025 word of the year has no definition #NPR www.npr.org/2025/10/...
Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words
The world's leading online dictionary: English definitions, synonyms, word origins, example sentences, word games, and more. A trusted authority for 25+ years!
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November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Looking for a new show to watch? Check out Chief of War (starring Jason Momoa) to hear plenty of Hawaiian!
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'Showcasing our people, our language': Actors of 'Chief of War' on speaking Hawaiian
Jason Momoa prepared for his role in "Chief of War" with a personal language coach who lived with him for nearly a year. Momoa is Native Hawaiian but didn't grow up speaking Hawaiian. He and other act...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Word of the year season begins!
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Macquarie Dictionary has a #WotY2025 short list

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Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year Shortlist
Have your say on the Macquarie Dictionary People's Choice 2025 Word of the Year! Check out this year's shortlist before you vote.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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English education touches down in Tokyo | Subtitle
Japanese universities go global, Manitoba's bilingual aspirations, and a Welsh translation mishap.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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A little piece of Ireland in Atlantic Canada 🇮🇪🇨🇦
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Why do these Canadian locals have an Irish accent?
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November 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Elders with dementia and their caregivers are finding new purpose documenting endangered Jewish languages.
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Could dementia be the key to saving endangered Jewish languages?
Sometimes when people's short-term memories begin to falter, they recall the first languages that they learned.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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For her upcoming 4th album Lux, Rosalía spent more than 2 years learning to write and sing in 13 languages.
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Rosalía’s Thrilling New Avant-Pop Swerve: Singing in 13 Languages
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October 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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One book that's going to stick with me a long time* is @michaelerard.bsky.social's Bye Bye I Love You.

*Maybe till I say my last words. I hope so. It'll be particularly useful then!

I was lucky to be able to review it for @thetls.bsky.social

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Baby talk and deathbed speech
Steeped in linguistic and medical science, anthropology, psychology and, most of all, humanity, Bye Bye I Love You is an invitation to consider who we
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October 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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New English requirements for immigrants are coming to the UK in 2026.
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Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK
The tougher rules will come in force in January as part of wider plans to cut immigration.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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The power of Spanish in California | Subtitle
A controversial Supreme Court ruling, the debate over compulsory Irish classes, and why you keep seeing 67 all over the internet.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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“What I didn’t understand was that as time went on, my second tongue would become my dominant language, and as a result, my Spanish would slowly become an afterthought.”
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Silenced by success: linguistic assimilation hurts international students
Senior Columnist Lisette Huerta argues that forcing international students to conform linguistically can force them to silence parts of themselves.
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October 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Somalia to increase Swahili teaching to boost East African ties
Somalia to introduce Swahili to its national curriculum
The president says it will speed up integration into East Africa, seen as crucial for boosting trade.
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October 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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A feel-good story: Charlie O'Sullivan of New Jersey travelled all the way to New Zealand to study the Māori language. Such incredible commitment!
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From New Jersey to Aotearoa: American teen dedicates year to te reo Māori
Charlie O'Sullivan, 19, has no whakapapa connections to New Zealand, but found particular interest with the language.
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October 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Love the term “linguistic alchemist”—and I could spend all day staring at this incredible language-inspired artwork.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Soon audiences will be able to hear Welsh spoken at the famous Globe Theatre. Subscribe to the Subtitle newsletter for more!
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The Welsh language takes the stage | Subtitle
A new bilingual version of a Shakespeare classic, the future of the Kashmiri language, and Apple's new live translation push.
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October 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Students at Yale University can now take courses in elementary and intermediate Filipino (Tagalog). yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/09...
Students welcome first Filipino language courses with enthusiasm
After over a year of student advocacy, Yale started offering two courses for the Filipino language this fall.
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September 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Do Brits consider language learning passé? | Subtitle
UK language education’s downward spiral, the new life of Surzhyk, and a Zulu cover of Bohemian Rhapsody.
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September 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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A multilingual nation like India needs multilingual AI.
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India: How to get AI to work in its 22 languages
India tackles the problem of making AI translate between its many languages and dialects
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September 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Small accent, big difference.
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Missing accent in Orléans sign no small typo to some | CBC News
A sign on the city's Highway 174 alerting drivers to the exit for Orleans, rather than Orléans, is bringing back feelings of disrespect for some in the east Ottawa community.
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August 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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“Practicing and improving my Shanghainese has long been on my to-do list. It always seemed a bit impossible—Shanghainese is a language with no writing system, and is used in only a few pieces of popular media.”
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Shanghainese may be a dying language, but it's not dead yet
Anson Tong is brushing up on the language of her childhood and connecting with others working to preserve many of China's regional dialects.
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August 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Read about anti-Hindi backlash in India, how Salish is having an impact in Australia, and language complaints in Belgium in our newsletter!
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Playing linguistic politics in India | Subtitle
You’re probably familiar with Mumbai, one of the world’s largest cities. But what do you know about Maharashtra, Mumbai’s home state?
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July 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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“In today’s universe of spell-check, autocorrect and artificial intelligence…why should we keep producing and owning actual, cinder-block-sized dictionaries?”
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Opinion | Don’t Throw Your Dictionary Away
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July 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM