Very enlightening linguistic maps.

Important analysis.

Hindi is not weird.

The International Phonetic Alphabet for beginners.

Fascinating etymological discussion.

Excellent research, crowdsourced by @JonWorth.

“mo anam cara” and why you should checknthe translation before you get your tattoo.

Wow.

Glorious.

John Le Carré speaks.

What Tolkien was doing and what other people did to it.

Mostly but not entirely.

It's not easy. (Difficult language, few materials.)

Tuyuca, rather than Ubykh or !Xóõ.

Actually Nuremberg trials more important.

A hilarious and moving piece about learning your spouse's language. #fb

The words for "tea" in European languages.

Something a bit different!

Interesting!

Why does 大秦 mean the Roman Empire?

Hooray!

John McWhorter explains.

Fewer consonants in the jungle.

"zu einem ungeheueren Ungeziefer verwandelt"

Decline of a Lingua Franca: The Story of Aramaic

"since then, I have spoken Uzbek outside the classroom on exactly two occasions"

Spanish and English.

Loot, nirvana, pyjamas, shampoo, shawl, bungalow, jungle, pundit, thug.

Brilliant from @aLucasLopez at @SCMP_News.