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#english #wordplays #words | This is a list of Unparalleled Misalignments, pairs of non-synonymous phrases where the words in one phrase are each synonyms of the words in the other. I've maintained this list since 2018; attributions (when known) can be seen on hover.

6 months ago | View Shared by victor

New Word Order : A Neologisms Quiz

#game #history #words | Can you put the words and phrases into the order they first appeared?

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Eunoia: Words that Don't Translate

#dictionary #language #vocabulary #words

5 years ago | View Shared by victor

Communicating globally — their English isn’t your English. — Source Institute — Medium

#communication #culture #english #language #words | <blockquote>Will long and complex words make you look smarter? Meet the people who think that short words will make us dumb</blockquote>

9 years ago | View Shared by victor

Better Than English: Untranslatable Words

#languages #linguistics #words

11 years ago | View Shared by victor

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