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Does redundancy constitute bad grammar? 38 Lionel Mandrake Jul 2017 Apr 2019 0 7681

So, yeah... I've started trying to learn some Japanese 38 TDale313 Nov 2021 Jan 2022 13 5874

I have a question: What is your opinion of learning two different languages at once? 36 whathehell Dec 2014 May 2016 0 9044

Languages you didn't know you borrow words from (1) 30 Betty Karlson Dec 2011 Mar 2016 4 10656

English must be so confusing to ESL people - where is the 'g' in anxiety? 28 bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 5207

What are your favorite non-English words? 23 Recursion May 2013 Mar 2023 6 7943

'Latinx': Why do many Hispanics hate the term? 22 Behind the Aegis Sep 2023 Sep 2023 6 2518

I have a Spanish final in six days 20 lazarus Dec 2011 Jan 2012 0 6694

Magnificent Linguistic Family Tree Shows How all Languages are Related. 19 elleng Oct 2022 Oct 2022 28 4716

What is your favorite American English dialect? 16 Odin2005 Jan 2012 Oct 2021 2 10970

My 1950s miseducation in English. 13 Lionel Mandrake Jul 2019 Aug 2019 2 3022

A question about the ellipsis 13 PJMcK Aug 2020 Aug 2020 2 3429

Can anyone explain the syntax of "I saw it happen"? 12 Lionel Mandrake Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 5923

The story of Richard Sears or "Uncle Hanzi" 12 soryang Mar 2021 Mar 2021 5 4219

Pronunciation of articles in English 11 Lionel Mandrake Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 3693

The 10 Oldest Languages Still Spoken In The World Today 11 elleng Mar 2017 Dec 2018 6 4647

Questions about the word pendejo 11 47of74 Sep 2017 Jul 2018 0 4365

This message was self-deleted by its author 11 stuck in the middle Jul 2023 Jul 2023 6 1816

Has anyone gone to an immersion school? 10 Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2012 Sep 2018 1 5179

vestiges of gender and case in English 10 Lionel Mandrake Aug 2014 Nov 2014 2 4786

How to Upgrade your Speech by Not Saying "Like" 9 littlemissmartypants Nov 2018 Jan 2019 3 3128

Any recommendations for jump starting French 9 bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 Jun 2020 0 5303

is there a law of linguistics that says words change to what is easier to pronounce? 9 raccoon Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 4764

Classroom vs IRL: Spanish 2nd Person 9 Montauk6 Jul 2022 Dec 2022 0 2532

Anyone heard the expression "be the Jesus" used? 9 raccoon May 2023 May 2023 1 2194

Group Host 8 The Philosopher Dec 2011 Dec 2011 2 4010

Does anybody know how come English retained some irregular plurals (feet, mice, oxen, children, 8 raccoon Feb 2012 Aug 2014 0 5749

Does anyone here speak Croatian/Serbian? 8 whathehell Apr 2012 Sep 2012 1 5502

IME, American public schools tended to teach French more than any other language. 8 raccoon Dec 2012 Mar 2014 0 4032

Manx: Bringing a language back from the dead 8 geardaddy Jan 2013 Jul 2013 8 4319

Languages and Linguistics Continued...

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American Boys Pretending to Not Speak Korean ( Actually Fluent ) - Prank - [ Sean Pablo ] 8 yuiyoshida Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 7142

Isn't there some law in linguistics that says words tend to evolve toward whatever is 7 raccoon May 2012 Sep 2012 0 3843

expressing feelings in Japanese 7 yuiyoshida Jun 2019 Jul 2019 1 2214

parsing the title of Newton's opus magnum 7 Lionel Mandrake Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1858

Why isn't "Xi Jinping" spelled phonetically, as "She Jinping"? 7 raccoon Oct 2023 Nov 2023 0 2421

French is becoming a polysythetic language?!?!?!? 6 Odin2005 Mar 2012 Dec 2012 1 8344

Kathryn Gray: I’m with the #Welshtaliban 6 geardaddy Dec 2012 Jan 2013 2 3669

DO NOT SAY 'I think...' - say THIS instead - 21 more advanced alternative phrases 6 yuiyoshida Jan 2020 Jan 2020 4 2412

What sort of Yiddish did Jews in Hungary speak? 6 Behind the Aegis Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 3993

Regarding gender of words in other languages 6 TxGuitar Oct 2023 Nov 2023 2 826

A huge map of American English Dialects 5 Odin2005 Jan 2012 Jul 2012 5 4127

First Thread! 5 The Philosopher Dec 2011 Sep 2012 2 4574

Crossing Divides: Two Koreas divided by a fractured language 5 soryang Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 3327

Would love to learn Mandarin online need suggestions 5 TuxedoKat Aug 2020 Aug 2020 0 3801

350 Phrases Every Japanese Beginner Must Know 5 yuiyoshida Dec 2020 Dec 2020 0 3387

German lumpers and splitters 5 Lionel Mandrake Oct 2021 Nov 2021 1 1417

Small breakthrough in my studying Japanese 5 TDale313 Nov 2021 Mar 2023 7 2761

Can Modern English Speakers Understand Old English? Language Challenge Feat. Eadwine 5 YoshidaYui May 2023 May 2023 14 4744

The Differences Between Regional Southern Accents, According To A Linguist 5 Behind the Aegis Mar 17 Mar 21 10 822

Easter Island Tablets Finally Deciphered 4 Anonymousecoview Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 3063

A neat site for translations 4 Behind the Aegis Jul 2013 May 2020 1 4913

Linguistics vs. English departments 4 Lionel Mandrake Aug 2014 Oct 2014 0 3137

Why I like some dictionaries more than others 4 Lionel Mandrake Nov 2014 Dec 2014 0 2671

pronunciation of poly- 4 Lionel Mandrake Aug 2016 Sep 2016 0 2534

What native English speakers instinctively know. 4 PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2016 May 2017 5 2894

A Brief History of British and Irish Languages 4 ashling Mar 2019 Jul 2019 19 2745

WHY Japanese is the HARDEST Language 4 yuiyoshida Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1787

Agnotology 4 littlemissmartypants Sep 2019 Sep 2019 8 1898

I was looking at taking Spanish at our community college. I was wondering about online 4 brewens Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 2779

Lingo: Around Europe in Sixty Languages 4 Behind the Aegis May 2020 Jun 2020 1 3571

Languages and Linguistics Continued...

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Getting over the feeling that Yiddish is just for old folks 4 Behind the Aegis Nov 2021 Jan 2022 4 3534

Finally decided on a third language... Turkish 4 prodigitalson Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 2860

"Dead As A Doornail" Idiom Definition And Origin 4 sl8 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 12 3796

The BBC accent 4 BootinUp Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 1232

Conservatives use language as a weapon... 4 ihaveaquestion Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 1554

The cult of the hyperpolyglot 3 Starboard Tack Feb 2012 Aug 2016 1 3563

Fascinating subject 3 Starboard Tack Dec 2011 Jan 2012 0 2851

Sweet Briar College (Virginia, independent, women's college) cutting its German program. 3 no_hypocrisy May 2012 Jun 2012 0 2966

Ask me anything -- 30 days of unbridled fun! 3 Speck Tater Dec 2012 Jan 2013 0 2908

From the Guardian: Don't neglect the UK's indigenous languages 3 geardaddy Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 3041

Alice Kober: Unsung heroine who helped decode Linear B 3 geardaddy Jul 2014 Dec 2014 8 2644

Alaska's indigenous languages now official along with English 3 geardaddy Oct 2014 Oct 2014 11 2693

Question about IM/Twitter short-cut spellings 3 Tab Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 2261

Wiktionary IPA symbol R is messed up. 3 Lionel Mandrake Feb 2017 Feb 2018 0 2453

These are the hardest-to-spell words in the English language, CNN: 3 Stuart G May 2019 May 2019 2 1989

the persistence of syntax 3 Lionel Mandrake Aug 2019 Aug 2019 3 1895

How I Learnt JAPANESE (Mikan) 3 yuiyoshida Jan 2020 Feb 2020 0 1927

DuoLingo app! 3 yuiyoshida May 2020 Sep 2020 0 3194

I learned something new today.... 3 yuiyoshida Jun 2020 Jun 2020 4 2819

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