31 March 2023 politics • usa • language Acronym Bills Why the US Congress introduces such strangely named laws. Read on…
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3 December 2022 music • ireland • irish-language • creativity • language Lilting Irish mouth-music. Read on…
15 November 2022 language • vanuatu • creole • melanesia Bislama A creole language that’s strangely familiar to English-speakers. Read on…