#ITByte: #Julia is a high-level, high-performance, dynamic #Programming #Language. While it is a general-purpose language and can be used to write any application, many of its features are well suited for numerical analysis and computational science.
KNOCK ME DOWN. Strong ale or beer, stingo.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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When the world shifts, so must our words.
In an excerpt of her new book MY OCEANS: ESSAYS OF WATER, WHALES, AND WOMEN, Christina Rivera explores the sea of language, nature, intelligence, and the power of naming the ineffable.
(Publisher: Northwestern University Press)
South African English is truly a rich cultural and linguistic mish-mash of words.
Today my international students looked blankly at me when I described a particularly calculation-heavy solution as a real schlep.
Of course I assumed it was a common English word, but it turns out it's Yiddish!
These #Words Are Disappearing in the New #Trump Administration
As Trump seeks to purge the federal government of “woke” initiatives, agencies have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, according to a compilation of government documents.
#language #lexicon #idiocracy #law #FreeSpeech #hate #bigotry #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #heterosexism #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/07/us/trump-federal-agencies-websites-words-dei.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3U4.jG-_.8PguMhaAVg8I&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
TO DIDDLE. To cheat. To defraud. The cull diddled me out of my dearee; the fellow robbed me of my sweetheart. See Jeremy Diddler In Raising The Wind.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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Ask yourselves why words originated to describe disabled people are the words you use to describe fascists?
Fascist who make disabled people among the first they target & kill?
Seriously think about what it means that you'd rather use ableist slurs - that calling a fascist a fascist isn't insulting enough in itself? That calling them disabled is actually considered a *greater* insult than calling them a fascist?
It takes work to change, but the work starts with this Q.
**Aramaic: Lingua Franca, Koine, or Both?**
_”The study investigates the historical roles of Aramaic as both a lingua franca and a koine, examining its development and usage across various periods. It identifies three main contexts: as the administrative and diplomatic language of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, as the religious and scholarly language of Jewish communities in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, and as the liturgical and literary language of Syriac Christianity.”
Healey, J. (2025) 'Aramaic: lingua franca, koine, or both?,' in Open Book Publishers, pp. 771–796. https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0463.28.
#History #Aramaic #Language #OpenAccess #OA #Nonfiction #Academia #Book #Ebook #Bookstodon @bookstodon
Some light reading for a bit of a distraction, if you will: Vivian Li from @thepudding looked at how "cultures can hear the same physical sounds yet translate them into language so differently".
HOPPER-ARSED. Having large projecting buttocks: from their resemblance to a small basket, called a hopper or hoppet, worn by husbandmen for containing seed corn, when they sow the land.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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MUMPERS HALL. An alehouse where beggars are harboured.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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So much of the MAGA worldview hinges on the fear of being duped and emasculated. From the moment he rode down the escalator, the premise and constant refrain has been that "we" are imperiled, and "they" have lulled us into a vulnerable state.
Fascism is launched through a rhetoric of deception.
Deep State
Internal Enemies
Wokerati
Globalists
Etc.
It isn't paranoia when they're out to get you!
Dutch word of the day: Niksen
Litterally: to nothing.
Niks = Nothing
Niksen = The verb of nothing.
It's about doing nothing, usually a relaxed activity. It doesn't mean that you don't move, or you're not doing anything. But in spirit is very much the opposite of being busy or productive.
"Every" was originally a compound of two words in Old English: æfre (ever) + ælc (each), the former added for emphasis. You'll find "euerich" and the like in Chaucer.
If you post something in a different language, say French & your usual language is English
Then you can change the post language to match what you post
On Tusky there's a language indicator at the top, click that & you can change the post language, it may be in a different place on other apps
This means other readers who's own post language doesn't match your post get a 'translate' option when reading it
Don't say gay in Trump's America — even if you're just referring to the name of a plane. @AssociatedPress reports on how the Defense Department is purging diversity, equity and inclusion content from its website. So far, 26,000 images have been marked for deletion including a photo of the Enola Gay (the plane that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan) and a picture of a group of engineers, one of whom had the last name Gay.
JOINT. To hit a joint in carving, the operator must think of a cuckold. To put one's nose out of joint; to rival one in the favour of a patron or mistress.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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Have you heard of the Hiligaynon #language? It is spoken by over 9 million people in the #Philippines and is related to Tagalog. I had never heard of it until just now.
