#Language

Don Marti

dmarti

1/6 Nice to see so many state #privacy initiatives and bills coming along. But there's a mix of promising and disappointing language. As a "power user" of #CCPA, I depend

Aura Bogado

aurabogado

It's pronounced Latinx. A thread. I'm a Spanish-speaking person who was born and raised in Latin America. English is not my first language. I use the term Latinx all the

Nathaniel Friedman

freedarko

https://twitter.com/SBNation/status/1333806696280563713 I doubt Hypercolor was specifically designed for, or inspired by, raves. But Hypercolor was certainly rave-adjacent, at a time (1992-ish) when that was still niche in America, and thei

Adam Simmons

Adam_D_Simmons

Whilst continuing to call for further diverse citation practices in pre-modern African Studies how do we also address the diversity of the language of scholarship? It’s impossible to know all

Camy 🌙

camiladelmar_

COVID shaming is not it. I've been reading how the current stigma its similar to STI/Sex shaming and abstinence only practice & srry it just doesn't work! Risk is inevitable.

Justin Kan

justinkan

Most of my life I wanted to connect deeply with the people around me but didn’t know how. I was a painfully shy extrovert as a kid.Here's what I've learned

brin🌹solomon

nonstandardrep

hey classical music organizations, i want to have a little chatget something you can take notes with, ok? you might, in the next week or so, find yourself needing to

Jasna Seishin Todorović

JasnaSeishin

I have never felt myself particularly affected by gendered language. When I see words like "man" or "he" or "guy," I do a small amount of mental acrobatics to change

Motherfoclóir: Lois

Motherfocloir

thread // day 6~ French vs. German vs. Irish - my language learning experience (so far) ****These observations are all based on my own personal experiences of the French, German

Shaun McBride

KernowShaun

Thread.Found an FT article from 2008 that I was featured in about Cornish identity. No wonder we're confused about our identity when English writers say things like this (a breakdown):https://www.ft.com/content/e7b328fa-c1d2-11dd-a350-0

Indian History

IndianHistory0

Short Thread on Austroasiatic Indian TribesA common myth is thinking Austro-Asiatic tribals in India like the Mundari, Ho or Santali are aboriginal or "first inhabitants" or "aadi-vaasi" of India. They

zev handel

ZevHandel

Have you ever noticed that there is something strange about the Mandarin word for gas, wǎsī? Looking at the written form 瓦斯, it just doesn’t seem like a normal Chinese

Seerut K. Chawla

seerutkchawla

‘Neurodivergent’ is what the disability model calls people who are neuro atypical, ie people with autism, Aspergers, ADHD.The disability model is woke, they believe they have to ‘fight’ on multiple

Aoife Nolan

commentator01

1/ Trade unions, health experts, education experts, educators, @ChildrensComm @amanda_spielman, local authorities, natl govt all weighing in on #schoolsclosure debate - huge conflict & a total lack of coordination. And

Christoph Blecker

tophee

Okay, so I'm spending my afternoon today reviewing KubeCon CFPs.Let's go through some of the common missteps proposal submitters make, with suggestions on how you can correct them to make

Sam Levey

SamHLevey

New Years is a great time for gratitude, so here is a thread with some reflection on "free shit."Basically: if you're an adult human then you've received an ASTRONOMICAL amount

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