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“Placeholder names are words that can refer to objects or people whose names are either irrelevant or unknown in the context in which it is being discussed.” … gulfstream/2441

The Long Now Foundation’s modern-day Rosetta Stone: Genesis 1-3 in 1,500 different languages, plus associated information etched into a 3 inch disc, … gulfstream/2498

Steven Pinker: Linguistic, historial and sociological aspects of swearing. Many good points in here, e.g. “To hear nigger is to try on, however briefly, … gulfstream/2339

Explanation of the Chinese system of writing, by way of imagining that English were constructed in the same way. (Something similar: the documentation … gulfstream/2343

What the “@” sign is called in different countries. gulfstream/1839

Apparently, “literally” has been used for emphasis for ages. gulfstream/1871

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HeiDeas: Beyond embiggens and cromulent

AutoAntonyms - The Same, And Different

Placeholder name - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Locale::Maketext::TPJ13 -- article about software localization - search.cpan.org
the difficulties of translation "I scanned 12 directories." and "Your query matched 10 files in 4 directories."

TNR Online | What the F***? (1 of 3) (print)

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explanation of written chinese by way of imagining if english were written like chinese