The euphemism treadmill: the lifecycle of derogatory labels for people
⚠️Be advised that this article discusses slurs and otherwise offensive vocabulary. Words evolve, that is a fact. The way they […]
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Duolingo: marketing that goes too far
In the world of online language learning, Duolingo stands out for its entertaining approach, which has earned it 600 million
Black people in Russian: why « negr » is a neutral word, and why that matters
In Russian, Black people are referred to as negry (singular negr). This article explores the reasons behind this, the debate
Phonetic evolution: why and how does the pronunciation of a language change over time?
What causes changes to occur in the pronunciation of languages, and how do these changes function exactly?
[Intuitive course #4] The irrealis explained: when and how to use the subjunctive in French
I sometimes write intuitive courses, which are language courses put in my own words in the hope that they’ll be