Know your Hrvatski from your Old Norse? Test your #language skills – quiz theguardian.com/science/2020/a… #Languages

From 'alert' to 'zoom': Steven Poole's lexicon of lockdown theguardian.com/books/2020/aug… #language

A welcome change! #German storm names to be more diverse theguardian.com/world/2021/jan…

Raw, brave, wild and honest: why #Germany is Europe's greatest artistic nation theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

From Coronaangst to Hamsteritis: the new #German words inspired by Covid theguardian.com/world/2021/feb…

"I have more privileges than any person in my family has ever had. And yet, I'm screwed.” Olivia Wenzel’s debut novel tells the story of a #Black #queer woman in East Germany. Meet the author for a Q&A in our International #BookClub! goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ver.…

Isn't it irenic? It's time to bring back beautiful words we have lost | Adrian Chiles theguardian.com/commentisfree/… #English

#French dictionary adds record number of new words as Covid shapes #language theguardian.com/world/2021/may…

Annoying mispronunciations: do they make you go nucular? Probly theguardian.com/science/2021/j… #English #language

My #English will never be ‘perfect’ – and that’s what keeps a #language alive - Nesrine Malik The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

NFT beats cheugy to be Collins Dictionary’s word of the year theguardian.com/books/2021/nov…

8 Christmas traditions from around the world lonelyplanet.com/articles/chris… Lonely Planet

Why do so many people struggle to say Omicron? theguardian.com/science/2021/d…

From respair to cacklefart – the joy of reclaiming long-lost positive words #English #language theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

‘It’s my mother tongue’: the fight for a fifth co-official Spanish language theguardian.com/world/2022/feb… #Asturias #Asturian #Spain #Spanish

Lost in translation: is research into species being missed because of a language barrier? theguardian.com/environment/20…

Still whanging? Dialect hunt aims to update prized #English language archive theguardian.com/science/2022/a…

Wagwan? Why are more and more Britons speaking Multicultural #London #English? theguardian.com/science/2022/j…

I’m spontaneous! I’m sincere! I’m infantile and deeply annoying! How the exclamation mark divided the world theguardian.com/science/2022/n…

That’s blatherskite! Podcasts plan to save endangered dialects theguardian.com/science/2022/n… #Language