Jonathan Lee
@WordyJonathan
Translator, daydream believer, unrepentant flâneur, Noo Yawka (Go Mets!)
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And now, the Word Watch you’ve all been waiting for: Namaste @kukzandladders takes us on a journey npr.org/sections/codes…
“The concept preserves the idea that the world can never be fully mapped out and expunged of mystery.” @D_Shariatmadari on our love of untranslatable words. lithub.com/why-we-love-un…
Marks of Significance: On Punctuation’s Occult Power | @The_Millions pw-ne.ws/f94f6
A STUPPLE is a row of stepping stones.
NEW: Speaking the national language at home is less common in some European countries pewrsr.ch/2ZMXG41
Is your country part of it? sea.mashable.com/science/8392/7…
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7 Southeast Asian countries named stars and exoplanets in their languages
Yay for representation!
George Sakheim, Interpreter at Nuremberg Trials, Dies at 96 #1nt #xl8 #translators | New York Times: ow.ly/xzte30q5BHS
This 11th century gravestone was gifted to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1787. trib.al/6v0MVuM
Mayan language instruction will be obligatory in Yucatán schools. ow.ly/u0xh50xt7s6
As the International Year of Indigenous Languages comes to an end, the United Nations has declared an International Decade of Indigenous Languages, to begin in 2022. #1nt #xl8 #translators | CBC: ow.ly/LfF530q3GkL
New Visas Help Afghans Interpreters Who Risked Their Lives for U.S. Troops #1nt #xl8 #translators | Washington Examiner: ow.ly/FtX430q1GFh
Mexico’s linguistic diversity under threat, say indigenous language speakers. ow.ly/OwZU50xzO8h
For decades, the location of the larynx was supposed to be a sort of secret ingredient to speech. But some linguists now think language began millions of years before the human voice box was in place, @rachgutman reports: on.theatln.tc/8x0nBab
Plains Sign Language camp a new spin on an old way of communicating on the Prairies ift.tt/34aOozt
Messy handwriting reveals mystery translator: Queen Elizabeth I theguardian.com/books/2019/nov…
Animal baby names! Did you know all of these? 🦇 Bat: Pup 🐒 Monkey: Infant 🌊 Platypus: Puggle 🐍 Snake: Snakelet 🍍 Porcupine: Porcupette 💨 Puffin: Puffling 🐥 Swan: Cygnet 🕷️ Spider: Spiderling 💸 Mosquito: Wriggler #language #animals #english
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