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Trump Uses Far-Right Buzzword in Wild Immigration Rant
‘REVERSING THE INVASION’The president used a term that’s been thrown around in European white nationalist movements.
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National Weather Service to Stop Non-English Warnings
LOST IN TRANSLATIONPotential life-threatening weather warnings used to be translated into Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, French, and Samoan.
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Duolingo Kills Famous Owl Mascot Once and For All
FOWL PLAYThe company behind the popular language learning app said major changes are coming.
Oxford Word of the Year Is About Your Decaying Online Brain
BRAIN PAINHenry David Thoreau’s 1854 book “Walden” marked the first recorded use of “brain rot,” which has taken on greater meaning in the social media age.
Racist Dictionary Comes Under Fire for Archaic Definitions
EXCUSE YOUR FRENCHThe Académie Française defined “yellow” (jaune) as an appropriate word to use to describe people of certain races.
Monolingual Trump Slams Migrants Who ‘Don’t Speak Languages’
‘IT’S HORRIBLE’CNN responded to the bizarre diatribe with a fact-check: “It seems to be just conjured out of thin air. It‘s nonsense.”
Merriam-Webster Word of the Year Is the Opposite of Fake
FOR REAL?All around us everything is phony. So maybe that’s why we crave authenticity.
How a Harvard Grad Went Viral for Making a Dolphin Language
LOST IN TRANSLATION“I take linguistics and I make it chaotic.”
AI Is Helping Bring Dead Ancient Languages Back to Life
LOST IN TRANSLATIONTime travelers might want to keep this one handy.