Why Is "Ph" Pronounced That Way?
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Why Is "Ph" Pronounced That Way?
Why is ph pronounced that way? The answer is positively phantastic. Join Slate Plus! Members get...
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We revisit the popular notion that our language helps shapes our worldview. Join Slate Plus!...
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We revisit the popular notion that our language helps shapes our worldview. Join Slate Plus!...
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The word transient reveals some enduring patterns in English pronunciation and etymology. Join...
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The word transient reveals some enduring patterns in English pronunciation and etymology. Join...
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What an ancient, undecipherable manuscript says—and doesn't say—about Latin and its spawn....
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What an ancient, undecipherable manuscript says—and doesn't say—about Latin and its spawn. Join...
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Why Do Some Americans Say Warshed?
The letter R has a habit of intruding on spoken English. How come? Join Slate Plus! Members...
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Why Do Some Americans Say Warshed?
The letter R has a habit of intruding on spoken English. How come? Join Slate Plus! Members get...
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A linguistic mystery in the Lesser Sunda Islands. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments,...
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A conversation with Gaston Dorren, author of Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages. Join...
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A conversation with Gaston Dorren, author of Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages. Join...
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Can Climate Influence Language?
Tonal languages evolved mostly in hot and humid places. What would explain that? Join Slate...
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Can Climate Influence Language?
Tonal languages evolved mostly in hot and humid places. What would explain that? Join Slate...
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What we can learn about English from am, the seemingly simplest verb. Join Slate Plus! Members...
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What we can learn about English from am, the seemingly simplest verb. Join Slate Plus! Members...
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Where did Arabic, Hebrew, Amharic and their kin originate? And what is a triconsonantal root?...
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