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It’s a thousand years of the English language, compressed into a single blog post.

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    @xinqu 😆
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    @drahardja @pussreboots @blogdiva To be fair, Dec 25 in the Roman era fell after the Saturnalia festival, it was the birthday of the Unconquerable Sun. (Dies soleris invictus natal, iirc) Saturnalia had much in common with bacchanalia, in that the Romans threw a hella party. Constantine, best known for Constantinople, now Istanbul fame, formally made the 25th Jesus’s bday so as to suppress the Roman deities and celebrations. Also, for anything which cannot be blamed on the Guardians of Pedophiles, the kakistocracy, billionaires, or CERN, we can safely blame the Victorians. And mosquitoes, obviously. Oh, and the Dutch East India Company. Definitely them.
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    Have you ever resized your browser and seen text reflow? Behind that simple effect lies a world of linguistic and technical complexity—especially in languages without spaces.In this video, @xfq, @w3c @webi18n lead, explores how different writing systems handle text wrapping, from common methods to fascinating edge cases that shape the truly “World Wide” Web.🎬 A must-watch for web #developers, designers, publishers, and anyone curious about #language and #technology: https://youtu.be/Pk2S2VXVFuI
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    Uncategorized littleme english language accuracy
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    Did it again today.Every time an inflated scholar comes to me pompously saying "English is the most accurate language", I nod, show a pensive look, and say "Absolutely. Have you ever noticed that in English the cock crows, but the crows caw?"The look on their face is indescribably amusing. I'm a terrible person, I know.Pardon #littleme . 😳 😁 #English #language #accuracy