As an antidote to AI and online translation tools, a Cornell German professor gives her students a typewriter-only assignment once a semester
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English is not normal. No, English isn’t uniquely vibrant or mighty or adaptable. But it really is weirder than pretty much every other language.
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Why does the letter 'S' look like an 'F' in old manuscripts?
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Thunderplump: Ten weird and wonderful words with Susie Dent
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A brief overview of Shibboleths, including their use during World War II
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Gender in Latin and beyond
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