in my head, it’s “love,” but if i was trying to point it out to someone i would probably say “heart” out loud

a linguist taking the neutral position is just the king’s high priest that likes playing with the alphabet

how have i never heard of this

anecdotal but if you framed the question instead to be about vigilante justice killing, that number would sky-rocket

The tech bro fascination with eugenics is so on brand. The idea that you could make accurate, actionable predictions from individual genotypes (with all their complex, non-linear interactions) from averaged, linearly modeled population-level genomic statistics is just another big data fantasy

Declensions of the Icelandic noun banani. Indefinite singular: nominative banani oblique banana Definite singular: nominative bananinn dative banananum accusative bananann genitive bananans Indefinite plural: nominative bananar dative: banönum/bönunum accusarive banana genitive: banana Definite plural: nominative bananarnir dative banönunum/bönununum accusative bananana genitive banananna

The declension of the Icelandic word banani, "banana". Definite dative plural: bönununum.

however? they do, as a bonus*

finals and final papers are this week so i’m on full “it’ll probably work out” copium i usually go on about this time…

los exámenes y estudios finales son esta semana y por eso me pongo completamente el «copium» de «estará bien al final» que usualmente tomo a estas horas

idk if twitter has scarred me, but all of the random follows has me v worried about bots on here…

Languages don't go extinct because they are not rich enough to convey the full range of the thoughts of their speakers. They do go extinct because their speakers are not rich enough to stand up to external pressures, whether outright oppression or the kids looking for jobs in a dominant tongue.

i’m missing context but what would be your opinion on intervention due to linguistic negligence or a lack of linguistic enrichment (eg no one talking to them/reading to them during the critical periods)

that seems so dangerous, especially in tennessee