Amusing approach by Macron to promote AI…

A German word for being embarrassed by the actions of someone else is Fremdscham, or “foreign shame.” A similar word from Icelandic is aulahrollur, which is tricky to translate but basically means something along the lines of “cringe quake” or “douchebag chills”

Shocking that only 24% UK children read for pleasure but interesting this figure is higher for #multilinguals because of additional exposure to reading materials in their home/community languages. Makes sense, so how can we get monolinguals to read more? theconversation.com/paying-attenti…

For context, this week is #ShoutOutForGerman week, organised by German Embassy London & Goethe-Institut London for people to share their enthusiasm for the #German language and their German-language-learning highlights. I'll be sharing some of mine and some exciting news! uk.diplo.de/uk-en/germany-…

#WhyLearnGerman? Experts say that 𝗱𝘆𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 should be learning languages. German is a "transparent language" with clear letter-sound correspondence, making reading & spelling easier. German sounds are very close to English & there are many shared words! 💡

#apagón #PalabraDelDía

An amusing read! theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2… “What might be harmless and playful in one place can be taken differently elsewhere,” says Conte. “It shows that culture shapes our perception of what is vulgar and what is not.” #language

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