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Vzvzvz!<p>The sound of "stuttering" in Vietnamese!<br><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/onomatopoeia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onomatopoeia</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maps</span></a></p>
Hello, world!<p>Hello from Bermuda! <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/HelloWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HelloWorld</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/Bermuda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bermuda</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a></p>
Vzvzvz!<p>The sound of "laughter" in Persian!<br><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/onomatopoeia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onomatopoeia</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maps</span></a></p>
The Vulgar Tongue<p>MONEY DROPPERS. Cheats who drop money, which they pretend to find just before some country lad; and by way of giving him a share of their good luck, entice him into a public house, where they and their confederates cheat or rob him of what money he has about him.</p><p>A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)</p><p>--<br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dictionaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictionaries</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/slang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slang</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span></p>
Natasha Taylor<p>When I ride to the uni, I notice a sign at a car park that says 'Parking Permitted', and I'm always left wondering: do they mean 'permitted' as in 'allowed' (/pəˈmɪtɪd/), or 'permitted' as in requiring a permit (/ˈpɜːmɪtɪd/ (sp?))?<br>It just strikes me that the sign can mean completely opposite things.</p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a></p>
Hello, world!<p>Hello from Belgium! <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/HelloWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HelloWorld</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/Belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Belgium</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a></p>
Vzvzvz!<p>The sound of "eating food" in Ukrainian!<br><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/onomatopoeia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onomatopoeia</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maps</span></a></p>
𝙳𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚠𝚛𝚊𝚙<p>Asking for my sanity: how does one expunge a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/clich%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cliché</span></a> from everyday use?</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
Vzvzvz!<p>The sound of "kiss" in Nepali!<br><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/onomatopoeia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onomatopoeia</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maps</span></a></p>
Hello, world!<p>Hello from Bouvet Island! <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/HelloWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HelloWorld</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/BouvetIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BouvetIsland</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a></p>
Rick Thoman<p>Tanacross <a href="https://alaskan.social/tags/Dene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dene</span></a> <a href="https://alaskan.social/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://alaskan.social/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alaska</span></a> </p><p>Migratory birds have returned to Interior Alaska.</p><p>tsuugaay "small songbirds"<br>k’elaxdihtsogh "yellow warbler"<br>ché’ delgez "arctic tern"<br>kets’iht’ón’ "swallow"<br>ts’est’ûud "dark eyed junco"<br>mehk’ą̂ąy "mew gull"<br>tuu ch’iis̲h̲eɬ "American dipper"<br>tsidaanmbiidh "crossbill"</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://alaskan.social/@ScoterD" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ScoterD</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fnordon.de/@transitionalaspect" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>transitionalaspect</span></a></span></p>
Vzvzvz!<p>The sound of "falling strike" in Croatian!<br><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/onomatopoeia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onomatopoeia</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maps</span></a></p>
Kat O’Brien<p>Éxito. Entre en una librería francesa que tiene libros en francés (no sé francés), español, catalán e inglés. Y la mujer me dirigió a la sección en español 😁<br>Casi siempre pillan que no soy española, pero me gusta cuando piensan que soy local ☺️<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/idiomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiomas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cultura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cultura</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/barcelona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>barcelona</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/libreria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libreria</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
The Vulgar Tongue<p>DUNGHILL. A coward: a cockpit phrase, all but gamecocks being styled dunghills. To die dunghill; to repent, or shew any signs of contrition at the gallows. </p><p>A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)</p><p>--<br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dictionaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictionaries</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/slang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slang</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span></p>
BujakiewiczFranco<p>Me, the speak spanish argentine decoding the english 🤯 <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/english" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>english</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/code" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>code</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/logic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>logic</span></a> </p><p>decomposeWord("immeasurable");<br>// returns 'im' 'measure' 'able'</p><p>verb = "measure";<br>able = true;</p><p>realizeVerb(verb, able);<br>// returns true (the verb can be realized or not)</p><p>realizeVerb(verb, able.prefixModifier("im"));<br>// 'Im' prefix negates able (now is false) so the verb 'measure' isn't 'able' to be realized.</p><p>Btw, how can format the text as code or something? 🫠</p>
Hello, world!<p>Hello from Vanuatu! <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/HelloWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HelloWorld</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/Vanuatu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vanuatu</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a></p>
Vzvzvz!<p>The sound of "falling strike" in Indonesian!<br><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/onomatopoeia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onomatopoeia</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maps</span></a></p>
G A Corley<p>Join me in Faerie in about an hour as I continue working on Sylvan dialects. This week, we'll be deciding whether to do tonogenesis and hopefully finalize the sound changes so we can move on to morphology. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/conlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conlang</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/dnd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dnd</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ttrpg</span></a> <a href="https://youtube.com/live/H6YjgOGNUhI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/live/H6YjgOGNUhI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/conlang" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>conlang</span></a></span></p>
Dan Q<p>What's that, girl? Two children are lost somewhere in this bookshop?</p><p>Yeah, I should probably find them and take them home for lunch. </p><p><a href="https://m.danq.me/tags/note" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>note</span></a> <a href="https://m.danq.me/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>book</span></a> <a href="https://m.danq.me/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://m.danq.me/tags/shopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shopping</span></a> <a href="https://m.danq.me/tags/dog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dog</span></a> <a href="https://m.danq.me/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a> <a href="https://m.danq.me/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> <a href="https://m.danq.me/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://m.danq.me/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://m.danq.me/tags/pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pets</span></a> <a href="https://m.danq.me/tags/parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parenting</span></a> <a href="https://m.danq.me/tags/witney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>witney</span></a></p><p>Via: 🔗 <a href="https://danq.me/2025/05/10/26550/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">danq.me/2025/05/10/26550/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Vzvzvz!<p>The sound of "flatulence" in Italian!<br><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/onomatopoeia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onomatopoeia</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maps</span></a></p>