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Isn't there some law in linguistics that says words tend to evolve toward whatever is 7 raccoon May 2012 Sep 2012 0 3851
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 silverweb Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 2453
Does anyone here speak Croatian/Serbian? 8 whathehell Apr 2012 Sep 2012 1 5507
French is becoming a polysythetic language?!?!?!? 6 Odin2005 Mar 2012 Dec 2012 1 8352
Why Bilinguals Are Smarter 1 Starboard Tack Mar 2012 Sep 2012 2 3118
Middle school player benched for a game for saying ‘I love you’ in native language 2 Blue_Tires Mar 2012 Mar 2012 1 3517
Does anybody know how come English retained some irregular plurals (feet, mice, oxen, children, 8 raccoon Feb 2012 Aug 2014 0 5754
The cult of the hyperpolyglot 3 Starboard Tack Feb 2012 Aug 2016 1 3565
Digital tools 'to save languages' 1 Starboard Tack Feb 2012 Feb 2012 2 2542
Has anyone gone to an immersion school? 10 Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2012 Sep 2018 1 5188
Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners 2 RZM Jan 2012 Sep 2012 0 2951
A huge map of American English Dialects 5 Odin2005 Jan 2012 Jul 2012 5 4133
What is your favorite American English dialect? 16 Odin2005 Jan 2012 Oct 2021 2 11033
Jamaica's patois Bible: The word of God in creole 1 Starboard Tack Dec 2011 Mar 2015 2 3384
Languages you didn't know you borrow words from (1) 30 Betty Karlson Dec 2011 Mar 2016 4 10676
Group Host 8 The Philosopher Dec 2011 Dec 2011 2 4015
I have a Spanish final in six days 20 lazarus Dec 2011 Jan 2012 0 6704
Fascinating subject 3 Starboard Tack Dec 2011 Jan 2012 0 2852
First Thread! 5 The Philosopher Dec 2011 Sep 2012 2 4578
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