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[Tips, very lenghty] What your language should probably need to be able to communicate effectively.
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Hou Tu Pranownse Inglish
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📱Contemporary Absurdity
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The Folklore of Herbs – Chapter 6
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Why Do We Call Building Floors “Stories”?
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15 English Words With Interesting Origins
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Principles of Epistemology (2025, essay)
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🔍Practical Epistemology
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Reaching out to Indonesia’s indigenous voices: WikiKathā
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Chaldean Loanwords
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📜Histories of Spiritual Belief
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Polish emerges as top language in multilingual AI benchmark testing
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#29 Discount, tare, tret & cloff...History and Etymology of Math Terms
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Word Gymnastics
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📱Contemporary Absurdity
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‘6 7’ Is the Dictionary Word of the Year—and the Internet Hates It
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📱Contemporary Absurdity
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Some Handy Phrases to Make Excuses (or Explain Yourself) in Real-Life Chinese
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💬Small Talk Fodder
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Tech With Tim: 3 Unique Python Features You NEED To Know
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Semantic search with embeddings in PHP: a hands-on guide using Neuron AI and Ollama
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Today’s Wordle #1598 Hints And Answer For Monday, November 3
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