If you want to learn more about the #history here, by the way, one of many places to start is Robert D. King's chapter "First Steps: Wales and Ireland" in _The Handbook of World Englishes_ (Wiley, 2009, ISBN 9781405188319).

https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9780470757598.ch2

#WelshLanguage #Welsh #Brittonic #Wales #EnglishLanguage

One Word Sunday — Green

Today, on March 22, https://travelwithintent.com asks us in the “One Word Sunday“ to post a picture which represents the word “Green”. Green, the colour of hope, of nature and so much more. And especially now, at spring time, the fresh green outside, coming after the gray winter days (at least here in Germany) is refreshing for almost all of us.

https://juckplotz.de/2026/03/22/one-word-sunday-green/

So is "narcissist" REALLY the other 'n-word'? When did that happen? How does it make any sense?

#narcissist #EnglishLanguage
#english

#PSA:

"to make do" means to work with what you've got.

Afaik, "to make due" doesn't mean anything.

I guess it could mean "to impose a deadline," but that seems awkward.

Most likely, the phrase you're needing is "to make do."

No, I don't wanna be prescriptivist. But also, #WordsMeanThings.

#grammar
#EnglishLanguage
#linguistics
#homophones

'English First' policies and
the uncomfortable waning of empire

* “The English Language Bill demonstrated that New Zealand First was "trying to appeal to a racist fringe". Professor O'Sullivan >
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-05/new-zealand-first-pushes-to-make-english-an-official-language/106410158

* "The English-only movement...is a political movement that advocates for the exclusive use of the English language in official United States government communication through the establishment of English as the only official language in the United States." >
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English-only_movement

* “Australia is home to over 250 distinct Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, comprising around 800 dialects, which are deeply connected to specific land, culture, and identity.” >
https://www.alt.nsw.gov.au/learn/nsw-aboriginal-languages-information

* 'Scarily diverse' people from First Nations or from a culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
https://theconversation.com/a-shadow-on-your-art-how-do-first-nations-and-culturally-diverse-authors-feel-about-representation-275446

* "Monolingualism or unilingualism, is the condition of being able to speak only a single language." >
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monolingualism

#EnglishLanguage #EnglishFirst #language #LanguagePolicies #monolingualism #MonolingualMindset #diverse #polyglots #MultilingualPeople #NormativeMonolingualism #ForcedAssimilation #settlersociety #Anglophones #FirstNationsPeoples #Gumbaynggirr

Why there's a push to make English an official language in New Zealand

New Zealand might be full of English speakers, but some politicians are pushing for laws to protect the language.