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Nathaly Haeren has seen patios in Sydney collapse because brown rats have tunnelled under and created sinkholes. She’s been electrocuted in the roof of a house after they chewed through air conditioning wiring. She’s even visited a hairdresser where they’d gnawed a circle through double brick.
Oh the pain, the pain. What do words actually mean? 🙄🤦‍♀️😱

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/13/the-whole-back-of-my-hilux-was-covered-in-rats-what-to-do-about-sydneys-growing-vermin-problem

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The Guardian · ‘The whole back of my HiLux was covered in rats’: what to do about Sydney’s growing vermin problem?By Caitlin Cassidy

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A CLASSIC ︱10+ Fascinating Arabic Palindromes (Words That Read Backwards)
Palindromes are a fun linguistic curiosity. This article showcases their presence in Arabic, including Quranic verses, offering examples and a look at their history and unique structure.#Grammar
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yalla.li10+ Fascinating Arabic Palindromes (Words That Read Backwards) | Arabic for NerdsArabic palindromes exist, including in the Quran. Covers their unique structure, history, and examples of Arabic words and sentences.

#TIL a new-to-me word:

VILIPEND.

Isn't it delightful?!

It means "to express scornfully one's low opinion of" someone or something.

Example sentence:

I experience a likely unhealthy amount of Schadenfreude anytime I read an article or hear a report vilipending the fascist regime of vile misogynist and racist Donald Trump and his sycophantic ilk.

And there's your #WordOfTheDay, y'all. Happy learning!

#vocabulary
#grammar
#linguistics
#language