#Language

Andrew R

ExcelPope

If you're missing a truly idiotic take on Orwell, and would like it topped off with a quote from an awful Douglas Adams book (and I say that as a

Elaine “Proud 2 Be a Rebel” Bennett #EYFSRebel 🦩

KeepEYsUnique

1. Right- I’m probably going to get trolled for not wanting the best for children, wanting them to fail and so on.... but I can’t stay quiet and I’m hoping

maurizio cattelan's $120K banana

kat_ush_kin

Colonialism did the wicked work of stripping us of our language then forcing their own on us. The fact that i was made to learn two colonisers' languages in school

Thomas Sauer

tmsaue1

My first job in education in 1997 was in distance learning. taught hundreds of kids each year German via TV, phone, and web. We had to think about learning rather

Corey Alexander-on hiatus

TGStoneButch

Allistic folks, for #AutismAcceptance Month, I encourage you to seek out information & education abt issues that are important to autistic adults. In my next few tweets I'm going

Paul Antonopoulos 🇬🇷🇨🇾

oulosP

Maleski said “We are past the time when Macedonian history was protected by Yugoslavia and could, without pressure, choose the building blocks of the Macedonian nation, and could cross out

Harry's Marketing Examples

GoodMarketingHQ

The best copy reads like your customers wrote it.In the case of Design Academy, this is quite literally the case. On sign up you get sent an email asking “what

Geoffrey Ingersoll

GPIngersoll

The assault on language in the name of “inclusivity” or sensitivity is really just about making language so imprecise that regular people can no longer speak truth.Not a mistress, but

Matt Simonton

ProfSimonton

Reading Middle Comedy and enjoyed Alexis fr. 57, a joke mocking the politician Kallimedon: "It's been decreed by the fish-sellers to set up a bronze image of Kallimedon during the

Christopher Peters 😷

statwonk

I used to think jargon was gatekeeping, and sometimes I'm sure it is. However, today I understand thought depends on language.So asking an expert to not use jargon is ~

Aura Bogado

aurabogado

It's pronounced Latinx. A thread. I'm a Spanish-speaking person who was born and raised in Latin America. English is not my first language. I use the term Latinx all the

DanFitzWrites

DanFitzWrites

Hey my fellow #amwritingfantasy atheists and agnostics, how does your atheism or agnosticism play out in your portrayal of fantasy religions? I have fading religions that are polytheistic and mythical

lizzie fortin

lizziefortin

This morning I started facilitating a PD around cocreating communities and building relationships in virtual, blended, and in person spaces. I was so nervous because this is something I think

Andrzej Kozlowski

akoz33

Here is another fragment of the interview with Ivantchik - Does anyone play this historical card?- Yes, everyone always plays it in ethnic conflicts. To begin with, I'll tell you

Laur

im_just_laur

Holy shit yes.The constant feedback I got from my parents, teachers etc. was that when I didn't bring home an A+, it was because I was lazy. Because "I could

Emily G (not a newspaper)

EmilyGorcenski

Trump doesn't speak in full, coherent sentences, because he's speaking a different language, one his followers understand but we don't. It's fascinating in a "Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra" sense.