Planning a trip to Israel? Don’t miss its bold, emotional, and unforgettable art scene — from world-class museums to hidden galleries in Jaffa.
Add even a little Hebrew, and your visit transforms from tourist to true cultural explorer. 
Drop an art emoji if you’re ready to discover the magic of Israeli art!
Having discussed "fjärd", here's another landscape feature that's super common around Stockholm but apparently nowhere in the #English-speaking world: "häll". It's an almost horizontal, smooth, slightly convex expanse of gneiss or granite bedrock. It's what's left of a taller outcrop after the inland ice has ground it down. Maybe there's a #Scots word for it?
Getting ready for #ESSLLI2025 ! #rub #logic #language #information
Enfin, j'ai trouvé l'explication complète de quelque chose que je comprenais globalement, sans avoir jamais fouillé totalement le sujet : la différence entre les "billions ou trillions" en langues françaises et anglaises.
FR : Échelles longue et courte https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89chelles_longue_et_courte
EN : Long and short scales https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_and_short_scales
TO CAT, or SHOOT THE CAT. To vomit from drunkenness.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons
#English word entrance: Diffuse. Easily confused with a door, appearing on a stage, or someone throwing someone into a trance. Not clear that it's an entrance for a vehicle. You didn't even know that's what I meant.
#Swedish word infart: In ([directional] in) + fart (speed/journey).
Much clearer.
#language
Clanker wanker.
Slopper.
Unthinker.
Which is your favorite term for somebody who won’t do their work, relies on thieving generative AI to make garbage that another person has to completely fix anyway?
The Italian students heading back home from their language school. Sad really. I inagine they will treasure their experience for a very long time.
#English word archipelago = Derived from the Italian arcipelago, used as a proper name for the Aegean Sea, itself perhaps a deformation of the Greek Αιγαίον Πέλαγος. Later, usage shifted to refer to the Aegean Islands since the sea has a large number of islands.
Way too complex, detached and weird.
#Swedish word skärgård = Skär (skerry) + gård (yard). Skerry yard.
Much better.
#language
Odd wording in some #ttrpg back-cover prose.
"... a noble knight to save a lost kingdom."
Dude, you should have been here *before* the kingdom was lost. Then you might have made yourself useful.
There was a military expert on the ABC this morning, talking about the AUKUS/AUKMIN stuff and the probability of the US not fulfilling the contract for the subs they've agreed to delivering.
He was talking about the fact that the US is unable to even fulfil domestic contracts at the moment, and said that us shipyards are "a complete cluster-fiasco".
.."cluster-fiasco" will now be adopted into my vocabulary.
Luxembourgish learning: Lesson 18 – Internet and computers https://today.rtl.lu/luxembourg-insider/language/a/1979362.html #Luxemburg #Lux #learn #language
GLAZE. A window.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons
Why Duolingo Stinks
The gamification of the app comes at the expense of learning, because the goal of the app isn't to maximize learning, but engagement.
#Duolingo #language #education
https://medium.com/@zag102/duolingo-stinks-gamification-is-a-double-edged-sword-2223d19142c0
The sound of "wet strike" in Arabic!
#language #linguistics #onomatopoeia #maps
If I were to create a new #Programming #Language it would ...
Hello from Pakistan! #HelloWorld #Pakistan #language #linguistics
Not everyone in our community observes Shabbat, and that’s okay. Hebrew is for everyone—no matter how you connect to the culture, faith, or language.
So in the spirit of connection and everyday kindness, I’m sharing a video teaching how to say “Have a good day” in Hebrew.
It’s a beautiful, simple phrase you can use anytime—Shabbat or not!
#GoodDay
#Hebrew
#WeekendVibes
#Summer
#Language
#HebrewByInbal
https://www.europesays.com/2277714/ Japan to regularly accept assistant language teachers from India #alt #education #english #India #IndiaJapanRelations #japan #JETProgramme #language #LanguageTeachers
