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The 2025 Word of the Year is "slop," both as a noun for low-quality AI-generated content and as a combining form for anything of little value. Read the full press release. #WOTY2025 #ADS2026 #LSA2026
americandialect.org/2025-word-of...
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2025 Word of the Year Is “Slop”
New Orleans Marriott–Jan. 9—The American Dialect Society, in its 36th annual words-of-the-year vote, selected slop as the Word of the Year for 2025. More than three hundred attendees took part in the…
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January 10, 2026 at 8:18 AM
The 2025 Word of the Year is "slop," both as a noun for low-quality AI-generated content and as a combining form for anything of little value. Read the full press release. #WOTY2025 #ADS2026 #LSA2026
americandialect.org/2025-word-of...
americandialect.org/2025-word-of...
it’s that time of year again 🐦🐦
January 7, 2026 at 4:34 AM
it’s that time of year again 🐦🐦
just realized shelled is a contranym
January 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
just realized shelled is a contranym
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Hey Linguists Over A Certain Age: according to etymologynerd, we don't study the effects of social media algorithms on language change because we "find it hard to keep up with the fast pace of language change"
December 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Hey Linguists Over A Certain Age: according to etymologynerd, we don't study the effects of social media algorithms on language change because we "find it hard to keep up with the fast pace of language change"
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Happy World Linguistics Day! Celebratory days take off when groups of people decide to make them happen so... let's see how many different locations we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Happy World Linguistics Day! Celebratory days take off when groups of people decide to make them happen so... let's see how many different locations we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!
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signing up for the hot new linguistic dating site
October 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
signing up for the hot new linguistic dating site
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And THAT'S how you sell a dictionary.
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
And THAT'S how you sell a dictionary.
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"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
August 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
linguistics
![Comic. PERSON 1: That movie was so good. Maybe even the greatest movie of all time question mark? PERSON 2: Yeah comma, but you said that about italics *Charlie’s Angels Colon: Full Throttle* period. Paragraph break. I question your judgement period. [caption] When people say “question mark” out loud as a rhetorical device, it always makes me want to say my other punctuation and formatting too.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihxesft4pcq3aeu62qofxlnddonvqehkf7o2n4kwtot3a6zh6qj6y@jpeg)
September 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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@superlinguo.bsky.social @gretchenmcc.bsky.social saw this and thought you'd appreciate it.
September 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
@superlinguo.bsky.social @gretchenmcc.bsky.social saw this and thought you'd appreciate it.
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Despite this guy’s claims, „troll”, „shitpost” and „fap” are older than 4chan, at least. „Troll” (first attested in 1993) and „shitpost” (1994) from Usenet, „fap” from the webcomic Sexy Losers (1999). 4chan was created in 2003.
Ironic given how he talks about forgetting where words originate.
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Ironic given how he talks about forgetting where words originate.
🐦🐦
July 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Despite this guy’s claims, „troll”, „shitpost” and „fap” are older than 4chan, at least. „Troll” (first attested in 1993) and „shitpost” (1994) from Usenet, „fap” from the webcomic Sexy Losers (1999). 4chan was created in 2003.
Ironic given how he talks about forgetting where words originate.
🐦🐦
Ironic given how he talks about forgetting where words originate.
🐦🐦
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March 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
just had the realization that a good plot twist and a good linguistics paper satisfy the same part of my brain
February 10, 2025 at 6:38 AM
just had the realization that a good plot twist and a good linguistics paper satisfy the same part of my brain
my first woty! \o/
January 11, 2025 at 4:25 AM
my first woty! \o/
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The American Dialect Society Word of the Year: RAWDOG
To rawdog: taking on life without the usual protection, preparation, or comfort. Whether it’s diving into a challenge unprepared or skipping the safety net, rawdogging is about embracing risk, stone-cold sobriety, and rolling with it. #LSA2025
To rawdog: taking on life without the usual protection, preparation, or comfort. Whether it’s diving into a challenge unprepared or skipping the safety net, rawdogging is about embracing risk, stone-cold sobriety, and rolling with it. #LSA2025
January 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The American Dialect Society Word of the Year: RAWDOG
To rawdog: taking on life without the usual protection, preparation, or comfort. Whether it’s diving into a challenge unprepared or skipping the safety net, rawdogging is about embracing risk, stone-cold sobriety, and rolling with it. #LSA2025
To rawdog: taking on life without the usual protection, preparation, or comfort. Whether it’s diving into a challenge unprepared or skipping the safety net, rawdogging is about embracing risk, stone-cold sobriety, and rolling with it. #LSA2025
the bird that shall not be named
January 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
the bird that shall not be named
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The famous green owl app Duolingo is going even harder into AI made by stolen content. It's not curated by native speakers so you have no idea if what you're learning is correct. Their algorithm overall tries to hit the happy brain juices instead of helping you learn. So here are some alternatives!
September 24, 2024 at 10:02 PM
The famous green owl app Duolingo is going even harder into AI made by stolen content. It's not curated by native speakers so you have no idea if what you're learning is correct. Their algorithm overall tries to hit the happy brain juices instead of helping you learn. So here are some alternatives!
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Every single word is translatable because any human can understand any human experience
It’s the time of year for mentioning one of my favourite ‘untranslatables’.
‘Poronkusema’, in Finnish, once denoted a distance of around 7.5km, which is roughly how long a reindeer can last before needing to urinate. ‘Poronkusema’ means ‘reindeer pee’.
‘Poronkusema’, in Finnish, once denoted a distance of around 7.5km, which is roughly how long a reindeer can last before needing to urinate. ‘Poronkusema’ means ‘reindeer pee’.
December 19, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Every single word is translatable because any human can understand any human experience
rose quartz and pink diamond are allophones of the same phoneme
December 18, 2024 at 8:50 PM
rose quartz and pink diamond are allophones of the same phoneme
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Make your words-of-the-year nominations! THIS IS THE ONLY #WOTY2025 vote that matters! bit.ly/WOTY2024noms You can also email then [email protected] #linguistics #language #words #etymology #languages
December 8, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Make your words-of-the-year nominations! THIS IS THE ONLY #WOTY2025 vote that matters! bit.ly/WOTY2024noms You can also email then [email protected] #linguistics #language #words #etymology #languages
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My absolute favorite part of the dead salmon wearing trend (scientists are, as the article says, reasonably sure it's a fashion trend) is not that orcas have fashion, it's that they, too, have the occasional wave of 80s nostalgia.
Orcas have started wearing dead salmon as hats again, just fyi
www.iflscience.com/wearing-a-sa...
www.iflscience.com/wearing-a-sa...
Wearing A Salmon On Your Head Is Back In Fashion For Orcas, After A 37-Year Break
In 1987, there was a strange trend amongst killer whales. Recent sightings show it's back in fashion.
www.iflscience.com
December 2, 2024 at 5:05 AM
My absolute favorite part of the dead salmon wearing trend (scientists are, as the article says, reasonably sure it's a fashion trend) is not that orcas have fashion, it's that they, too, have the occasional wave of 80s nostalgia.
me when i avoid doing the linguistics im supposed to do by making silly linguistics doodle 🐦🐦
(im kinda proud of myself for coming up w this idea tho)
(im kinda proud of myself for coming up w this idea tho)
November 22, 2024 at 11:41 PM
me when i avoid doing the linguistics im supposed to do by making silly linguistics doodle 🐦🐦
(im kinda proud of myself for coming up w this idea tho)
(im kinda proud of myself for coming up w this idea tho)
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To accompany all those Bluesky science/academia #starterpacks, how about we also share introductions to the literature of our different fields. I present here a handy guide to main types of papers in the language sciences (inspired by the amazing @xkcd.com).
#language #linguistics #science #academia
#language #linguistics #science #academia
November 13, 2024 at 8:28 PM
To accompany all those Bluesky science/academia #starterpacks, how about we also share introductions to the literature of our different fields. I present here a handy guide to main types of papers in the language sciences (inspired by the amazing @xkcd.com).
#language #linguistics #science #academia
#language #linguistics #science #academia