Mastodawn

Forget euphemism, Trump is using unabashed viciousness in his language against Iran https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/04/trump-using-dysphemism-language-against-iran #DonaldTrump #TrumpAdministration #PeteHegseth #Language #UsisraelWarOnIran #Iran #UsForeignPolicy #UsNews #UsPolitics #WorldNews

Forget euphemism, Trump is using unabashed viciousness in his language against Iran

The Trump administration takes pleasure in deploying dysphemism to describe the killing of Iranians

The Guardian

CBC Montreal 1h ago

Forget bilingual status for hospitals, we want access to Ontario care, western Quebecers say
As the health authority in Quebec's Abitibi-Témiscamingue region pushes for official bilingual status for its southernmost health facilities to improve access for English speakers, residents say bigger accessibility issues stem from a policy change implemented last year that created a barrier to accessing health care in Ontar...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bilingual-status-9.7152173?cmp=rss

Megan Lynch (she/her)1h ago

I only last night put together that the Swedish word for Easter - påsk - must be linguistically related to the Latinate ones like 'pascua'.

Took me decades to get there!

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Vzvzvz!1h ago

The sound of "kiss" in Catalan!
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Daily Italian 2h ago

Word of the Day:

Word: **ronzare**

Example sentence:
"La mosca continuava a ronzare intorno alla mia testa."

Translation:
"The fly kept buzzing around my head."

#Italian #LearnItalian #ItalianWord #Italy #Language

Philosophics 3h ago

I've finally published my essay resolving the Frege–Geach problem.

https://philosophics.blog/2026/04/04/when-syntax-is-asked-to-bear-too-much-v1-2/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social

Or have I? You tell me. I had worked to dissolve the problem in February, but I wasn't satisfied. I revised the manuscript in March, but I wasn't satisfied because I felt I could go further – and so I did.

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Club de TéléMatique

4h ago

Luxembourgish learning: Language basics 15 – An overview of pronouns https://today.rtl.lu/luxembourg-insider/language/a/1935173.html #Luxemburg #Lux #learn #language

Learn Luxembourgish: Language basics 15 – An overview of pronouns

Pronouns may seem small and trivial, but they are actually key to speaking a language in a fluent, natural way.

RTL Today

Sparrow 🎄🎁5h ago

English is hard.

The primary opposite words for "acute" depend on the context:
* dull (intensity/intelligence),
* chronic (medical),
* obtuse (geometry), and
* blunt (physical sharpness).

Other antonyms include mild, gentle, weak, and shallow.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acute

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Thesaurus results for ACUTE

Synonyms for ACUTE: sensitive, keen, quick, sharp, delicate, perceptive, accurate, fine; Antonyms of ACUTE: dull, bad, dulled, fading, insensitive, dead, insensible, numb

Vzvzvz!5h ago

The sound of "scream" in Estonian!
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