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Language Learning That Sticks: Science-Backed Tips You Can Use Today

Jun 2, 2025

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5 min read

Language Learning That Sticks: Science-Backed Tips You Can Use Today

Evidence-based strategies to improve your language learning retention, focus, and fluency.

Linguistics

Dec 26, 2024

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3 min read

Insights from Linguistic Anthropology

Discover the Linguistic Connections Between Language, Society, and Culture

May 25, 2025

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3 min read

What is an endangered language?

Why saving dying languages is key to preserving culture, identity, and knowledge.

Articles

The Portuguese word for missing something you can't quite name

Jun 29, 2026

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3 min read

The Portuguese word for missing something you can't quite name

Plus: the language with one known fluent speaker left, and where the word "salary" actually comes from

French counts in 20s, not 10s. And it's not alone.

Jun 25, 2026

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2 min read

French counts in 20s, not 10s. And it's not alone.

Plus: what people around the world call the @ symbol (it's very funny)

Why you remember some words instantly (and forget others forever)

Jun 24, 2026

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2 min read

Why you remember some words instantly (and forget others forever)

Plus: the book that'll change how you see language, and a Portuguese classic to train your ear

There's a Japanese word for your unread book pile

Jun 22, 2026

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2 min read

There's a Japanese word for your unread book pile

Plus: Japan's forgotten language isolate, and the Japanese words hiding in your everyday English

Have you ever felt a strange kind of longing you couldn’t quite explain?

Jun 10, 2026

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2 min read

Have you ever felt a strange kind of longing you couldn’t quite explain?

The Welsh word that describes a feeling English has no name for

Jun 3, 2026

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1 min read

English verb tenses finally explained

The simple guide to one of English's most confusing topics