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Languages of the World (language) group

  1. @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 14-Jan-2018 18:15:05 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se @mcscx@quitter.se
    • Languages of the World
    • (((Ulkhas)))
    @awl btw I assume the name Persimmon, like Persipan or (German:) Pfirsich (Prunus persica) comes from "Persia".
    !language
    In conversation Sunday, 14-Jan-2018 18:15:05 UTC from quitter.se permalink
  2. @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2017 23:27:04 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se @mcscx@quitter.se
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    • Douglas A. Whitfield
    @musicman I don't speak Chinese but I guess there are many different "Jun" in Chinese. There are 4 #tones, and there are dialects. !language
    In conversation Monday, 29-May-2017 23:27:04 UTC from quitter.se permalink
  3. @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 27-Apr-2017 16:29:50 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se @mcscx@quitter.se
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    • ⚒️Thor, the Norseman⚒️
    @thor btw. there is also a first name Slava and the meaning of the word in slavic !language s is sth like "famous", "brave"
    In conversation Thursday, 27-Apr-2017 16:29:50 UTC from quitter.se permalink
  4. @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 27-Apr-2017 11:45:54 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se @mcscx@quitter.se
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    "Are you chokung too?"
    #Chinglish
    !language example from a #ChinaShop http://qttr.at/1sy2
    In conversation Thursday, 27-Apr-2017 11:45:54 UTC from quitter.se permalink

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  5. @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2017 20:29:55 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se @mcscx@quitter.se
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    • TQ☄️
    @tq interesting. I tried words like horse, coal, 1860, hitler, communism, google, yahoo. !language
    In conversation Tuesday, 18-Apr-2017 20:29:55 UTC from quitter.se permalink
  6. @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 25-Mar-2017 12:56:20 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se @mcscx@quitter.se
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    • Tinyjapanesegirl
    @tijagi I looked up that interesting word… It consists of elefthero=free & …coccus sounds like bacteria but isn't qttr.at/1qya !language
    In conversation Saturday, 25-Mar-2017 12:56:20 UTC from quitter.se permalink
  7. @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 18-Mar-2017 18:46:15 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se @mcscx@quitter.se
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    • reality karen teaduck III
    cc/ !language. Turkish I suppose? I heard Hungarian is similar.
    In conversation Saturday, 18-Mar-2017 18:46:15 UTC from quitter.se permalink
  8. @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 11-Mar-2017 22:52:51 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se @mcscx@quitter.se
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    • (((Ulkhas)))
    @awl  on the other hand, Farsi could be interesting b/c it's an Indo-European !language. Or Kurdish, it's Farsi-like but written in Roman
    In conversation Saturday, 11-Mar-2017 22:52:51 UTC from quitter.se permalink
  9. @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 25-Feb-2017 14:50:29 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se @mcscx@quitter.se
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    • bsmall2
    @bsmall2 interesting if such complex content can be said with that few words and characters in Vietnamese. !language
    In conversation Saturday, 25-Feb-2017 14:50:29 UTC from quitter.se permalink
  10. @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 13-Feb-2017 18:15:44 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se @mcscx@quitter.se
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    cc/ !language !linguistics 
    In conversation Monday, 13-Feb-2017 18:15:44 UTC from quitter.se permalink
  11. @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 05-Feb-2017 11:53:35 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se @mcscx@quitter.se
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    • droid9000
    @droid9000 that's Ukrainian :-)
    Probably the UK should switch to the UK-rainian !language. English would be no longer needed :-)
    In conversation Sunday, 05-Feb-2017 11:53:35 UTC from quitter.se permalink
  12. @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 04-Feb-2017 13:28:23 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se @mcscx@quitter.se
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    • Kang-min Liu
    @gugod  [offtopic] so "川普" is how you write Trump in Chinese? Is this phonetic? It's pronounced "Chuān pǔ" (roughly like Trump) !language
    In conversation Saturday, 04-Feb-2017 13:28:23 UTC from quitter.se permalink
  13. @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 19-Jan-2017 21:21:18 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se @mcscx@quitter.se
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    • Chalkahlom
    @chalkahlom also: in French you could say "mon trésor" (my treasure) to a beloved person, or in German "mein Schatz". !language
    In conversation Thursday, 19-Jan-2017 21:21:18 UTC from quitter.se permalink
  14. @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 18-Aug-2016 16:28:38 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se @mcscx@quitter.se
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    • Kang-min Liu
    @gugod Czech háček even on the child's hair knot? :-) ( http://qttr.at/1fzx ) !language
    In conversation Thursday, 18-Aug-2016 16:28:38 UTC from quitter.se permalink

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  15. @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 24-Mar-2016 23:34:52 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se @mcscx@quitter.se
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    • (((Ulkhas)))
    @awl http://qttr.at/18gv says Hungarian is actually "easy". I read it's almost like a "computer !language."
    In conversation Thursday, 24-Mar-2016 23:34:52 UTC from quitter.se permalink

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      Why Hungarian is easy
      By Benny Lewis from Fluent in 3 months - Language Hacking and Travel Tips
      I’m sure the title of this post will have many people doing a double take, but yes you read that right: Hungarian is easy. Hungarian is not an Indo-European language (i.e. Hindi actually has more in common with English/French/German/Russian etc. than Hungarian does), so it’s very different to all of its neighbours and this gives …
  16. @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Friday, 18-Mar-2016 02:44:55 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se @mcscx@quitter.se
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    • Ario
    • Mikasa Ackerman
    @arashm I recently encountered the German word "Knöchelriemchen". What an ugly+ridiculous word :-) !language @mikasa http://qttr.at/181a
    In conversation Friday, 18-Mar-2016 02:44:55 UTC from quitter.se permalink

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  17. @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 28-Feb-2016 19:31:48 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se @mcscx@quitter.se
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    • Manuel Ortega
    • Los indianos
    @lasindias @manuel [off topic] interesting !language. #Papiamento http://qttr.at/16pl
    In conversation Sunday, 28-Feb-2016 19:31:48 UTC from quitter.se permalink

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  18. @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Feb-2016 23:46:44 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se @mcscx@quitter.se
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    • Mabande
    @mabande welcome to gnusocial :-) Is this the #Vai !language? http://qttr.at/16g5
    In conversation Wednesday, 24-Feb-2016 23:46:44 UTC from quitter.se permalink

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  19. @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 14-Dec-2015 13:26:39 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se @mcscx@quitter.se
    • Alberto
    • Languages of the World
    @hal7001 "Ajdid n ucar (L’oiseau de la terre)", poetry in #Tamazight / #Beber !language? http://qttr.at/119a
    In conversation Monday, 14-Dec-2015 13:26:39 UTC from quitter.se permalink
  20. Temporary Marjolein (mk@oracle.skilledtests.com)'s status on Sunday, 02-Aug-2015 16:18:41 UTC Temporary Marjolein Temporary Marjolein
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    "Sweden invents a word for girls’ genitals equivalent to ‘willy’ for boys" http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/01/sweden-girls-genitals-feminist-invention-snippa-vagina what a great idea! !language
    In conversation Sunday, 02-Aug-2015 16:18:41 UTC from oracle.skilledtests.com permalink
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