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In Search of Obscure Words for Even Rarer Feelings ‹ Literary Hub
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lil
lithub.com
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#thehumancondition
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Hubski, what are some of your favorite words, in English or any language?
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The Zipf Mystery - Vsauce
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#math
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Spinoff Discussion: Can human languages vary in effectiveness when communicating specific ideas, feelings, topics, etc.
humanodon
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JackTheBandit
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The Oxford Comma: Great For Listing, Pontificating, And Winning Court Cases
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npr.org
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#writebetterdammit
He Called Me His 'Girlfriend'
kleinbl00
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lil
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HubSpeak Spoken Here (Introducing the Dictionarski of Hubski)
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lil
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#hubski
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Eminem's "Lose Yourself" in American Sign Language
jahmez
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caeli
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#music
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Does your head use multiple languages?
lil
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Hertha
text
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#askhubski
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#thehumancondition
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Do some words bother you?
Killerhurtz
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TheVenerableCain
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#askhubski
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Open Letter to Terry Gross regarding NPR's segment on "sounding gay"
Nerd_doe
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caeli
upenn.edu
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#language
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Pretty cool origin of the word "ampersand" (= "&")
mk
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mike
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#etymology
Listen to what our ancestors' language sounded like 6,000 years ago
humanodon
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theadvancedapes
io9.com
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#anthropology
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#language
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14 wonderful words with no English equivalent
kleinbl00
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theadvancedapes
theweek.com
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What word makes you happy?
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Cedar
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#askhubski
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When Slang Becomes a Slur - Geoffrey Nunberg - The Atlantic
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thenewgreen
theatlantic.com
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You’re probably using the wrong dictionary
kleinbl00
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ButterflyEffect
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jsomers.net
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#writebetterdammit
Numbers that confuse Americans - Numberphile
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#maths.psulli
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Do you use the word "Retarded" as an insult?
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thenewgreen
gawker.com
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A deaf child learns the meaning of the word 'love'
caio
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caio
text
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Forvo: The pronunciation guide. All the words in the world pronounced by native speakers.
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forvo.com
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