umasslinguistics.bsky.social
The University Of Massachusetts Boston Applied Linguistics Department. Account managed by @koutropoulos.bsky.social
👤 Joined on 20 September 2023
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@umasslinguistics.bsky.social"The US ranks 36th in literacy." Fix that first. please.
Show PostI do enjoy these, but occasionally they sorta gloss over important steps that words go through and/or they don't give proper context for how words come to be.
Show Post"Mwen renmen class sa," Alphonse said, which translates to "I like this class." "Li fe kem kontan," Dorzena said, which translates to "This makes my heart happy." 🥹
Show PostGwych! Diolch am rhannu. / thank you for sharing. Welsh is also phonetic so once you know the sounds it is easy to read. W and Y are vowels. And there are some double consonants (ll, dd, ff, rh).
Show PostGood luck to all! It's been 24 years, and I still remember that feeling!
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