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How Queer Communities Created Secret Languages
What are "argots" or what some call "verbal jazz", and how is it used across the globe?
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The Weird History of Invented Languages
Can you really invent a language? So how does one...do it?
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How English Took Over the World
How did English become the most widely spoken language in the world?
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Where Alcoholic Drinks Got Their Names
Let’s take a deep dive into the etymology of alcohol.
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Is "R" a Vowel?
R is an incredibly weird letter; it's a wonder that we use one symbol to represent them.