RT @Wordbee: Did you know there are over 130 different creole #languages? Learn all about creole languages on the latest #TheInternationalBuzzpodcast with Catharine Cellier-Smart: buff.ly/2OuQvtR

🎙️ Where the phrase “copy that”? come from and what does it really mean? mentalfloss.com/language/wor… via @mental_floss

🇮🇪 Acushla, cushlamachree and more Irish words for a sweetheart merriam-webster.com/wordplay… via @MerriamWebster

🎡 Why do we say “close, but no cigar”? Most people believe it comes from a fairground tradition, but a paper trail reveals something stranger mentalfloss.com/language/clo… via @mental_floss

🇬🇧 Picky bits, holibobs and cozzy livs - what terms do Britons use and how do they feel about them? yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55… via @YouGov

❣️ Why do we say 'wear your heart on your sleeve'? The answer may come from medieval jousts merriam-webster.com/wordplay… via @MerriamWebster

🛬 Map and list of the 753 airport codes in the world that spell real words ioftenfly.com/blogs/news/air…

🙉 I’m tearing my hair out here! Hair idioms dictionaryblog.cambridge.org… via @CambridgeWords

🇮🇸 Noms de famille en Islande : pourquoi le nom vietnamien Nguyen est le plus porté du registre national, loin devant le premier nom islandais actu-alt-plus.com/monde-pop-…

⚙️ The "grind" has been wearing people down since the 19th century. So where did the phrase "back to the grind" come from? mentalfloss.com/language/sla… via @mental_floss

🇵🇹 Glottophobia: Brazilians in Portugal battle for #linguistic recognition, saying the struggle for acceptance is part of wider prejudice embedded into #Portuguese society theguardian.com/world/2026/o…

🧮 Why 'eleven' isn’t 'oneteen': What numbers reveal about #language ciol.org.uk/numbers-and-lang… via @CIOL_Linguists

Linguist Susie Dent would like to see the portmanteau word 'meekend' added to the dictionary bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-wo…

⛽️ Crise des carburants: d’où vient le mot «essence» ? lefigaro.fr/langue-francaise… via @FigaroPlume

🗣 12 French words English speakers use every day mentalfloss.com/language/wor… via @mental_floss

🪖 8 common words with military origins: 'skedaddle', 'ginormous', and other words that served in the military merriam-webster.com/wordplay… via @MerriamWebster

🤔 "How long will humans be needed for #translation?" The BBC covers the shift toward AI in our field. While automation is everywhere, quality, safety, and cultural resonance still rely heavily on human professionals bbc.com/news/articles/c1wxdj…

🪧 Protest culture: Why do French students repeatedly rise up? And why are some student protests effective at bringing about change and others not? france24.com/en/tv-shows/fre… via @France24_en

🦇 Before the word “Gothic” became synonymous with pointed arches and black clothing, it was originally a Renaissance-era insult mentalfloss.com/language/why… via @mental_floss

🇺🇸 The longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Translated Literature has been announced nationalbook.org/longlist-fo… via @nationalbook

🪖 Indiana University has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to expand intensive #language instruction for U.S. service members news.iu.edu/live/news/53177-…