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Luciano Latouche
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I'm a language teacher and writer on Medium.com. I write about languages, language learning, and linguistics.
Read my stories here: https://medium.com/@latoucheluciano1
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Only 1-4% of adult Americans dedicate their morning to education. So, the time for #languagelearning shrinks even more. In this story, I highlight all the reasons why to start learning a new language as soon as possible:
medium.com/language-lab...

#Writing #Dataviz #LangSky #languages #Writer
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How many languages do you actually speak?

I'll go first. Me: 4

#language #languages #languagelearning #linguistics #polyglot #writing #writingcommunity
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Go all the way! Anything worth doing is worth doing with care and excellence!

Read more here:

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#quotes #lifehacks #rulesforlife #lifelessons #writing #selfimprovement #writingcommunity
November 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Be slow to anger, slow to judge, and quick to let go! Read more here

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#lifelessons #lifehacks #selfimprovement #selfcontrol #writing #writer #writingcommunity
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Make sure you mean the things you say, and say the things you mean.

More life lessons here:

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#quotes #selfimprovement #writing #writingcommunity #lifelessons #lifehacks #writesky #langsky
November 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Things change all around us. From time to time, we may need to adjust our perspective or even reinvent ourselves. Read more here:

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#quotes #selfimprovement #self #language #writing #writingcommunity #writer #writesky #langsky #illustration
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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A lion can't thrive in a city and other rules to live by. Read how to reclaim your inner peace here:

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#selfimprovement #language #languages #languagelearning #illustration #visualization #writingcommunity
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Accepting yourself is the first step toward living a good life. Principle 1 for 2026: 'Accept yourself first! Then grow from there.'

Read more here:

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#language #linguistics #languages #writesky #langsky #writingcommunity #linguistics
November 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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I'm watching a podcast, and the host's words for 'I'm trying to stand up for myself more' are, and I quote,

'I'm trying to exercise my a**hole muscle.'

I'm dead!

#language #languagelearning #puns #languages #speech #linguistics
November 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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26 rules to live by in 2026. Read here:
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#writing #writingcommunity #language #linguistics #languagelearning #languages #langsky #illustration #writesky
For 2026, Use These 26 Life Lessons I Learned When I turned 26
6 principles for success, happiness, and self-improvement that are better than New Year's resolutions.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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2026 is just around the corner. Instead of drafting specific resolutions that will likely fail, use these 26 rules as a compass.

#language #WritingCommunty #Langsky #Writesky #Writer #Writing #illustration #Selfimprovement

Read more here:

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November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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Me after hearing how hard #JamesJoyce's books are: 'Come on now! It can't be that bad.'

Meanwhile- literal word in second paragraph of Finnegans Wake: (bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronntonner ronntuonnthunntrovarrhounawnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk!)

#English #Englishlanguage #books #booksky
November 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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it seems learning languages is just "do the thing enough until it starts working" which is so weird but it works
November 23, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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In #languagelearning, complexity is about vocabulary breadth, grammar size, structural complexity, and lexical diversity.

Let's explore this here:
medium.com/language-lab...

#language #languages #linguistics #writing #langsky #writingcommunity #illustration #languagelearning #writer
November 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Accuracy answers the question, 'How correct is your language?'. You can be fluent while your speech is still lacking in accuracy.

Find out more here:
medium.com/language-lab...

#language #languages #linguistics #writing #langsky #writingcommunity #illustration #languagelearning #writer
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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There are 3 types of fluency in #languagelearning

- Speed fluency
- Repair Fluency, and
- Breakdown Fluency

Find out more here:
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#language #languages #linguistics #writing #langsky #writingcommunity #illustration #languagelearning #writer
November 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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#Language proficiency is more than fluency. Find out the other elements of language learning.

#languages #languagelearning #writingcommunity #writing #writer #illustration #language #langsky #writesky #linguistics

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Language Learning Is More Than Fluency
Here are the other areas you should improve!
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November 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Borrowing happens when a dialect takes on a new linguistic feature because of contact with another language or dialect.

Read more here:
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#linguistics #language #languagelearning #writing #writingcommunity #writer #languages #langsky
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Trump is an enigma, isn't he? But again, tomorrow he might wake up hating @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social once Again. For a second, it felt like a wholesome moment - but you can never trust Trump.

#ZohranMamdani #DonaldTrump #politics
November 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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If you're wondering, these guys were planning to invade 'LaGonave', #Haiti. Set aside the evil behind the plot; this is pure delusion.
I mean, of all the places they could have targeted to enslave, they really chose the place of both the first slave revolt and the first free black republic. lol!
November 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Sometimes code — switching happens mid-sentence. In this case, it is described as intrasentential. You might have heard of the classic example, ‘Sometimes, I’ll start a sentence in Spanish, y termino en español’.

Read more here:
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#linguistics #language #writingcommunity
November 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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When you speak more formally than usual, or change your jargon to meet the moment. That's called style shifting. And we all do it.
Read more here:
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#language #writingcommunity #linguistics #langsky #writesky #writer #writing #languages #languagelearning
November 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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When we speak, we constantly accommodate/adapt to the needs of our interlocutor. And the most common form of accommodation is code-switching. Read the full story here:

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#linguistics #illustration #dataviz #writing #medium #writingcommunity #code-switching #language
November 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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How and why do we code-switch when we speak? Find out more about code-switching and style-shifting here:

medium.com/language-lab...

#writer #linguistics #illustration #dataviz #writing #medium #writingcommunity #Langsky #code-switching #codeswitching #writesky #languages #language
Code-Switching and Other Ways Native Speakers Change Their Language
Analyzing how native speakers adapt their language style to fit the moment
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November 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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The color 'yellow' often holds contradictory meanings. It may convey the idea of health or disease... It's a sign of nobility in Chinese culture.

Full Story:
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#writer #linguistics #illustration #dataviz #writing #medium #writingcommunity #Langsky #colortheory
November 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM