I don't know how many times I've advocated for people to finally drop the "learnings" crap.
Tanacross #Dene #Language #Alaska
xnelgęyh "it (the land) is dry"
tęy xdeegęyh gha ɬeemah delték "the trail is dry so dust flies up"
nah’ôg xnéet̲h̲eɬ "it (weather) is hot outside"
shetaniht’eh "I'm sweating"
yaandóg’ xok’enh "wildfire is burning up there (on a hill)"
ohíi uhchaan dyaa "oh, I wish it would rain"
#Harper a #FOSS alternative to #Grammarly
> Harper is a #language checker for developers. it can detect improper capitalization and misspelled words, as well as a number of other issues.
> Harper works everywhere, even offline. Since your data never leaves your device, you don't need to worry about us selling it or using it to train large language models, despite the consequences.
GAG. An instrument used chiefly by housebreakers and thieves, for propping open the mouth of a person robbed, thereby to prevent his calling out for assistance.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons
I think the visual-ness of a point & click game is best for #language learning. But all those visuals would slow down my development time.
The other concept is much more accessible and 100% mobile friendly.
I have 0 graphic design skills. So my game ideas tend to be text-based or text-focused. Even the point & click idea I was thinking to use photography instead of drawn art.
I have this idea that if you have say 3 #language config files like English, French & Spanish - then you can target any combo of these for native language -> learning language.
I have 2 game concepts that I could add spoken dialog & descriptions to. The mobile text game engine is the closest to launch-ready.
https://www.europesays.com/us/2511/ Iran’s dayslong internet blackout leave public in dark #20242025MideastWars #Business #ComputerNetworking #GeneralNews #InternationalAgreements #Internet #Iran #IranGovernment #Israel #IsraelGovernment #Language #MarwaFatafta #MIDEASTWARS #RaceAndEthnicity #SocialMedia #software #Technology #UnitedStates #UnitedStates #US #WarAndUnrest #WorldNews
Shabbat Shalom from the Trails!
This Shabbat, take a moment to disconnect from the noise… and reconnect with what really matters — nature, stillness, and the gift of the present moment.
There’s something so spiritual about walking among the trees, breathing in the fresh air, and letting the week fall away one step at a time.
Whether you’re observing Shabbat with candles and challah, or simply taking a quiet walk to recharge your soul, I invite you to join me for a peaceful moment outdoors — and a little Hebrew lesson too!
Let this Shabbat be a breath of fresh air for your spirit.
Shabbat Shalom! שבת שלום!
#AI #language #linguistics #nonwords
"In one part of the study, ChatGPT showed it could provide correct definitions to many actual English words that are no longer in use. One example is 'upknocking,' an occupation from the 1800s that involved waking people up, now made obsolete by alarm clocks. As these words are no longer part of English, researchers consider them 'nonwords.' The results are illustrative of the chatbot’s internal workings."
Late Michif language keeper honoured with new stamp
Michif language keeper and Métis Elder Sophie McDougall from St. Louis, Sask., is being commemorated with a new stamp.
#language #culture #stamp #StLouis #News #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/late-michif-language-keeper-honoured-with-new-stamp-1.7565136?cmp=rss
Art reflects First Nations' worldview in hopes of shared understanding
By Gemma Ferguson and Ruby Ritchie
Hundreds of traditional artworks, connecting generations of remote First Nations communities for almost a century, are now part of a public showcase in Sydney.
Hey big #mastodon accts, do you seriously think you are important because you have followers?
#socialpride #PrideMonth
#neofeodalism #feodalism #politics #sociology #NOKING #guruism #sectarianMindset #influencer #influencers #socialmedia #democracy #freedom #liberty #society #socialrepresentation #anthropology #world #socialexperiments #Milgram
#nintendo #logo #latin #language #copyrights
#disabilitypride #stomapride
#cyberbullying #socialpressure #netiquette
#art #digitalArt #RAndB ##
DELVE
“Join any #Zoom call, walk into any lecture hall, or watch any #YouTube video, and listen carefully. Past the content and inside the #LinguisticPatterns, you’ll find the creeping #uniformity of #AIVoice.
Words like “#prowess” and “#tapestry,” which are favored by ChatGPT, are creeping into our vocabulary, while words like “#bolster,” “#unearth,” and “#nuance,” words less favored by ChatGPT, have declined in use.
Researchers are already documenting shifts in the way we speak and communicate as a result of ChatGPT — and they see this #linguistic #influence accelerating into something much larger.
In the 18 months after #ChatGPT was released, speakers used words like “meticulous,” “delve,” “realm,” and “adept” up to 51 percent more frequently than in the three years prior, according to researchers at the #MaxPlanckInstitute for Human Development, who analyzed close to 280,000 #YouTube videos from academic channels.
The researchers ruled out other possible change points before ChatGPT’s release and confirmed these words align with those the model favors, as established in an earlier study comparing 10,000 human- and #AIEdited texts. The #speakers don’t realize their #language is changing. That’s exactly the point.”
<https://www.theverge.com/openai/686748/chatgpt-linguistic-impact-common-word-usage> (paywall) / <https://archive.md/QOe8w>
**Settler Colonization and Language Contact: How they Shaped Old English**
"_This thesis examines the way in which Germanic dialects, which were brought to Britain by settlers in the post-Roman period and which ultimately evolved into Old English, came to predominate in the southern and eastern parts of the island over a stretch of roughly two centuries spanning the fifth to the seventh._"
Mitrovic, D. (2025). <i>Settler Colonization and Language Contact: How they Shaped Old English</i> [University of Chicago]. https://doi.org/10.6082/UCHICAGO.15187.
“The BBC and Gaza: a Public Broadcaster Under Fire”
by Iain Overton in The Byline Times
@BBC5Live
@BBCRadio4
@guardian @Independent @thetimes @palestine
@israel
“The BBC has an aversion to any language that describes Israel’s actions as war crimes – even when this language is being used judiciously by respected experts”
I'm experimenting with Racket, and the experience has spurred me to write an essay about a complaint I have about programming language tutorials:
https://ddrake.prose.sh/why_i_hate_programming_language_intro_tutorials
When I am looking at some new-to-me programming language, I always want to know: "what are the big ideas in this language?" And the tutorials and such are usually awful at answering that.
It's a work in progress. What do you think? Give me some examples, counterexamples, and tell me more about Racket, Rust, and so on!
" Buttons allow dogs to seemingly talk with their humans, but are all these button enthusiasts barking up the wrong tree?"
#weirdnews #weird #dogs #pets #technology #culture #language #communication #offbeat #odd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czLwLol6eHY
Russell did it right - kept it simple and precise!
Got Hebrew 1-2-3 and my Hebrew notebook
Enrolled in the free courses
Sent me his work for feedback
Practiced consistently (you can see his notebook in the video!)
Finished Hebrew 1 and moved straight to Hebrew 2
Reading and writing Hebrew is so easy now!
It's literally 2 workbooks and 1 textbook, each coming with a free course, my feedback and support (yes, you can ask me any question you have).
You can get it on Amazon or for a lower price on Lulu - the link is on my website.
Comment WRITE and I'll send you the link!
Thank you Russell for inspiring others to take the easy, fun way to reading and writing Hebrew like a pro!
#LearnHebrew
#SpeakHebrew
#LanguageLearning #Language #HebrewByInbal
Russell did it right - kept it simple and precise!
Got Hebrew 1-2-3 and my Hebrew notebook
Enrolled in the free courses
Sent me his work for feedback
Practiced consistently (you can see his notebook in the video!)
Finished Hebrew 1 and moved straight to Hebrew 2
Reading and writing Hebrew is so easy now!
It's literally 2 workbooks and 1 textbook, each coming with a free course, my feedback and support (yes, you can ask me any question you have).
You can get it on Amazon or for a lower price on Lulu - the link is on my website.
Comment WRITE and I'll send you the link!
Thank you Russell for inspiring others to take the easy, fun way to reading and writing Hebrew like a pro!
#LearnHebrew
#SpeakHebrew
#LanguageLearning #Language #HebrewByInbal