Miri
@miri18.bsky.social
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Interests (in no particular order and to varying degrees): literature, nature, international relations, European history, modern Turkish history, animals, fun facts, sociology, linguistics, language and culture, folklore, TV & film, travel
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'Imagines facts' is so timeless
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Scathing personal critisism via an indexn has excellent entertainment value. Courtesy of 'Index, A History of the: A bookish adventure' by @djbduncan.bsky.social
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heddwen.bsky.social
After more than six months 🙈 I have finally published a new issue of my newsletter. I've given the slang section better subcategories, and kept things a bit simpler, which hopefully will mean the next one isn't another six months away!
It's been a while, no cap 🧢, What's an anachronym? 🕰️, adults don't get emojis💀
Welcome to the latest instalment of English in Progress, the newsletter that keeps you updated on the English language.
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miri18.bsky.social
Great stuff! First time reading your blog and have subscribed 😀 your blog is giving aura, no cap (my gen z sister would disown me if she read this)
miri18.bsky.social
Just to correct myself, I've realised this isn't a government policy.
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Not in the USA, but I have a chronic health condition and if my government did this it would sure feel like they were willfully denying my right to protect my own health
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RIP your bowels
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Also they talk about these things being dealbreakers but I guarantee 99% of them didn't end relationship over it.just became more controlling.
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adamcschembri.bsky.social
And over 65 million people in Britain cannot speak any Welsh, Gaelic, Cornish, or Scots, nor sign in British Sign Language.
Daily Mail news headline 'Almost one MILLION people in Britain cannot speak English, figures show'
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unep.org
Yet one more reason to protect forests, #ForPeopleForPlanet.
A dense, misty forest with tall evergreen trees. White text in the center reads: “Forests absorb nearly 2 billion tonnes of CO2 every year, acting as major carbon sinks.” The UN Environment Programme logo is in the top right corner.
miri18.bsky.social
Seems like a flimsy excuse given the prevalence of cycling in Scandinavian countries.
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People say it's too cold to cycle in winter here in the UK?? :o
miri18.bsky.social
You sound interesting and I look forward to random and convoluted information in my feed 🐸
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ashleemboyer.com
🔊 PSA for nondisabled people 🔊

It's time to step the FUCK up if you wanna be an ally.

ASL interpretation is being targeted by right wing cry baby douchebags.

Shut this shit down when you see it. SPEAK UP. This barrage of ASL hate is heavier than usual.
Quote tweet by Richard Hanania from 1/11/2025. The quoted tweet, which has a community note, is by Christopher F. Rufo on 1/10/2025.

Christopher's tweet reads: "I'm sorry, but we have to stop with the ridiculous sign language interpreters, who turn serious press conferences into a farce. There are closed captions on all broadcast channels and streaming services. No wild human gesticulators necessary."

The community note (which has supporting .gov links) reads: "Fact: Not all broadcast channels have closed captions, which isn't universally effective anyway; many Deaf rely on ASL for comprehension as ASL offers nuances captions miss. This is part of ADA requirements, passed by GOP."

Richard's tweet reads: "The community note shows that the process has been captured by the disability lobby. It’s not about access, CC works fine. They have to pretend like it doesn’t to force this absurdity onto us. And the ADA amendments of 2008 have led to a nightmare, as I explain in my book."
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caporale.net
Nick @caporale.net · Dec 27
I love these language charts, specifically from this guy. If #etymology and #PIE doesn't excite you, just disregard haha

From yvanspijk.tumblr.com/post/7692355...
The distant ancestor of to forget meant ‘to lose hold of’. It was the opposite of to get. Speaking of to get, this verb is special: it only has cognates in the Nordic languages, such as Norwegian å gjeta. It was even borrowed from their Old Norse ancestor geta. The infographic will tell you more.
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Is it not possible to turn off the AI result? 😱
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There is never enough Darkplace anywhere