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The shortest sentence in the English language is also the longest

by cringeyjokesman August 13, 2022, 12:12 am

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If you could become fluent in any language which would it be, and why?

by QuestionGuy August 13, 2022, 12:06 am

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TIL research suggests “huh?” is a universal syllable. It’s used to express confusion in at least 31 different languages, e.g. Icelandic, Dutch, Japanese, Hungarian, Lao, the Aboriginal Australian language Murriny Patha, Cha’palaa (spoken by 3k indigenous Ecuadorians), and of course, English.

by whatilearned August 10, 2022, 4:15 pm

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You can choose either to play every musical instrument, or speak every language fluently. Which do you choose, and why?

by QuestionGuy August 6, 2022, 9:48 pm

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TIL that a descendant of the Ancient Egyptian language is still used, albeit as the liturgical language of the Coptic Orthodox Church and of the Coptic Catholic Church

by whatilearned August 6, 2022, 9:00 am

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What is your favourite non-English language song?

by QuestionGuy August 5, 2022, 3:04 pm

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TIL of “Sukiyaki” by Kyu Sakamoto which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1963, one of the few non-English songs to have done so, and the first in a non-European language. It was the only single by an Asian artist to top the Hot 100 until the 2020 release of “Dynamite” by BTS

by whatilearned August 5, 2022, 12:30 am

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what do you call a deer with no eyes in sign language?

by cringeyjokesman August 4, 2022, 11:04 pm

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What is your favorite word in the English language?

by QuestionGuy August 3, 2022, 8:06 am

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TIL about Silbo Gomero, a language spoken entirely by whistling. Developed by natives of La Gomera, Canary Islands. The language enabled long distance communication across the deep ravines and narrow valleys of the island, allowing messages to be exchanged over distances up to 5km (3.1mi).

by whatilearned August 1, 2022, 1:59 am

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Non-English speakers of Reddit, if you could recommend ONE song in your native language, what song would it be?

by QuestionGuy July 28, 2022, 2:21 pm

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TIL that babies prefer speech sounds over other types of non-language sounds (i.e. music) even from birth. So, humans begin their language acquisition with a bias for listening to speech.

by whatilearned July 27, 2022, 1:55 pm

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