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German linguists name 'remigration' the 'Unword of the Year'
dpa international via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA group of German linguists has declared "remigration" the German language's "Unword of the Year"...
A new look at our linguistic roots
Knowable Magazine via Yahoo News· 4 months agoLinguists and archaeologists have argued for decades about where, and when, the first Indo-European languages were spoken, and what kind of lives those...
Linguists have identified a new English dialect that's emerging in South Florida
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 12 months agoTravel to Miami, and you might hear people say 'get down from the car' instead of 'get out of the...
How do you say Bexar, Boerne or Gruene? Why some Texas places are impossible to pronounce
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMispronouncing some Texas place names is a common occurrence, even among Texans. So, what does a...
Ex-Bayern midfielder Hamann says club must go for Mourinho or Zidane
dpa international via Yahoo Sports· 1 month agoTop German football pundit Dietmar Hamann believes Bayern Munich should target Champions League...
This is why Brits have 546 different words for ‘drunk’
Yahoo Life UK· 4 months agoGetting 'sloshed' or 'mashed' on a night out is part of Britain's drinking culture. (Getty Images)...
The Myth and History Behind the Easter Bunny and Its Eggs
Snopes via Yahoo News· 2 months agoHans/Wikimedia Commons As Easter approached at the end of March 2024, we looked into the many origin...
Secret army of women who broke Nazi codes get belated recognition
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoDuring World War II, dozens of women students at Cambridge University worked around the clock in...
World's sexiest accent revealed: It’s European (and the French won’t be happy)
Euronews via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWhat is the accent you’re most attracted to? A gorgeous Irish lilt? A rakish Spanish inflexion? The...
Portraits of D-Day veterans revealed ahead of 80th anniversary
Press Association News via AOL· 2 weeks agoMoving portraits of blind and vision-impaired D-Day veterans will go on show to mark the 80th...