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@lvrking-lingvist.bsky.social
I'm a linguist. I will mostly be lurking, occasionally posting about britpol or maybe linguistics. He/him/his~they/them/their 其實我會說一點中文
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lvrking-lingvist.bsky.social

they're really annoyed, damn, I might actually have to start posting about linguistics (anyone want to hear about Coptic?)

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that detach quote feature is really handy for when you enrage the Americans

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I would tend rather to say it is categorically immoral for anyone with left-wing politics to vote Harris in those states. Swing states you have a bit more of an excuse

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Looking at the polling and increasingly convinced Starmer is going to do the full Ramsay McDonald at the next election

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I ran across this a few years ago - I liked this bit

an extract from Bellot's 16th century English primer. "Androw: The pot is emptie: There is no more: Shall we haue an other pynt?"
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Duolingo anno 1586. This instructional book by Jacques Bellot, a Huguenot refugee from France who lived in England, made this phrase book with realistic dialogues to help fellow refugees master the English language.

Barbara.
Barbe.
Barbara.
How now children, will you not rise to day?	Comment enfans, voulez vous point vous leuer auiourd'huy?	Haù nau tchildren, ouil you not reis tou dê?
Peter.
Pierre.
Pìter.
What ist a clock?	Quelle heure est il?	Houat ist a clak?
Bar.
Barbe.
Bar.
It is seuen a clock.	Il est vij heures	It is séuin a clak.
Stephen.
Estiene.
Stìuin.
I beleue you not.	Ie ne vous croy point?	Ey bilìf you not.
Bar.
Barbe.
Bar.
Why do you not beleue me?	Pourquoy ne me croiez vous point?	Houey dou you bilìf my?
Steuen.
Estienne.
Stìuin.
Because I am yet all sleepye and that I am accustomed to awake alwayes at fiue of the clocke.	Parce que ie suis encor' tout endormy stumé de m'esueiller tousiours à cinq heures.	Bycàs ey am yet àl slìpé, and dat ey am acostuméd tou aouêk àl ouês at feif of dé clak.
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lvrking-lingvist.bsky.social

Ok why does Americans posting snotty things about UK food make me so furious? I'm pretty sure it's not because I'm a secret nationalist

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You’ll never guess who bombed another school today

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Iran has a right to defend itself (j/k I don't think states have rights)

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我不會說中文
@lvrking-lingvist.bsky.social
I'm a linguist. I will mostly be lurking, occasionally posting about britpol or maybe linguistics. He/him/his~they/them/their 其實我會說一點中文
36 followers154 following183 posts