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Academic (e.g., Science)
2 days ago2d

Posted by rainmanjr
LINKThe Weird History of Invented Languages | Otherwords - YouTube
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News & Links
3 days ago3d

Posted by abrimudan
LINKChatGPT Online - The Best AI ChatBot Powered by OpenAI
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General & Hellos
2 weeks ago2w

Posted by Petter
Amazing how languages inherit words and phrases from other tongues. Seen on a sugar sachet, in Spain, with this morning's coffee.
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
2 weeks ago2w

Posted by davers
Bai noun A yellow mist occurring during the spring and autumn, caused by dust from the interior of China. Bai is a loanword from Japanese and was exported from Middle Chinese to multiple languages of East Asia. In this way, bai is ...
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World Music
2 weeks ago2w

Posted by Marionville
Dimash Kudaibergenov is a phenomenon…his vocal range quite simply extraordinary. He is the singer who emerged on a talent show in Kazakhstan in 2010 and has astonished the classical music and international entertainment world ever since. As well...
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World Music
1 month ago1m

Posted by Marionville
The Celtic fringes of Europe comprise more than just Ireland, Scotland and Wales…the Celts, who originated and migrated from the Upper Danube basin of Central Europe, settled all around the westernmost Atlantic shores of the continent as far south ...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
1 month ago1m

Posted by davers
Oneiromancy noun Divination through dreams. Oneiromancy is based on Ancient Greek óneiros, “dream,” and manteía, “divination.” Óneiros is of uncertain origin, with relatives in Albanian and Armenian but in no ...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
1 month ago1m

Posted by Marionville
MACARONIC. - Adjective…composed of or characterised by the use of Latin words mixed with vernacular words, or non-Latin words given Latin endings; composed of a mixture of languages; denoting language, especially burlesque or comic verse, ...
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Love & Relationships
1 month ago1m

Posted by rainmanjr
LINKGroup intelligence - how people behave en masse | DW Documentary - YouTube
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General & Hellos
Mar 28Mar 28

Posted by HankHunter13
arts & memes
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Posts
Mar 28Mar 28

Posted by glennlab
And Ron says but the penis, it's so big it will scare all the children.
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Academic (e.g., Science)
Mar 23Mar 23

Posted by Archeus_Lore
Interesting . . . Russian . . . "вооруженный до зубов", colloquial . . . is equivalent to the English "Armed to the teeth", colloquial. Common to both languages.
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Philosophy & Meaning
Mar 23Mar 23

Posted by Thibaud70
One of the symptoms of the "age of narcissism" (Christopher Lasch, 1979) is that today everyone seems to be proud of something; "pride" is one of the key words of our time: one is proud of being white or black, of being a true Scot or a Quebecois, ...
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Posts
Mar 19Mar 19

Posted by William_Mary
Volunteers for Victory----Russian 'men-on-the-street' join fight against Ukrainian nationalists These Russian men couldn’t just stand and watch when their country needed them. Every day, hundreds of ordinary men volunteer for the Special ...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Mar 15Mar 15

Posted by TheoryNumber3
WHY DOES THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE HAVE SO MANY SILENT LETTERS? Our language is a glutton, and it has taken words from an enormous number of other languages. Since we have words borrowed from languages that have different sound patterns, this results in ...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Feb 18Feb 18

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKWords Commonly Mispronounced | Merriam-Webster
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World Music
Jan 13Jan 13

Posted by Marionville
Italian born Caterina Valente who was a very big international star from the early 1960s onwards will be 92 tomorrow. She is a multitalented actress, singer and dancer, multilingual speaker of six languages and singing and recording in eleven. ...
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Religion & Spirituality
Jan 13Jan 13

Posted by anglophone
"Late Cardinal George Pell called Pope a 'catastrophe' in anonymous memo": Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!
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Music, Movies & Books
Nov 24, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by rainmanjr
LINKJackson Browne Sing My Songs to Me/For Everyman with Lyrics in Description - YouTube
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Posts
Nov 23, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by glennlab
Even the machines are on your case.
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Nov 20, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by Marionville
LINGUA FRANCA. - Noun…a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different; also known as a bridge language; trade language - the international business community uses English as a lingua franca; ...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Nov 19, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by Marionville
KOINE. - Noun…a common language shared amongst speakers of different languages; a lingua franca; the modern use based on the common language of the Greeks from the close of the classical period to the Byzantine era; a dialect of Greek that ...
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General & Hellos
Nov 16, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKPeople Have Been Saying “Ax” Instead of “Ask” for 1,200 Years
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Philosophy & Meaning
Oct 26, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by FvckY0u
I'm going to discuss being dead for a moment.  So at the core without religion having any undue influence on me I believe that there is this human body and then there is this other thing.  It's indescribable.  I'll label it energy.  So when the ...
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Posts
Oct 17, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by johnnyrobish
An obvious case of "who DIDN'T done it?'
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Oct 17, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by davers
Diglot adjective Spoken, written, or containing similar information in two different languages comes from Ancient Greek díglōttos, which is equivalent to di- “twice, double” and -glōttos, a derivative of glôssa (also glôtta) ...
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Academic (e.g., Science)
Oct 10, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by snytiger6
LINKWhat Native land are you on? This map shows Indigenous tribes' past territories : NPR
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Legalize Cannabis Nationwide/Worldwide
Oct 4, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by OldGoat43
STATE CANNABIS UPDATES10/4/2022 Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) highlighted public support for legalizing marijuana. LINK: Iowa's agriculture secretary said there are "unintended ...
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World Music
Oct 3, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by Marionville
I’m inspired to post another Susanne….after Roger’s one earlier. This time it’s singer/songwriter Susanne Sundfor who has an extraordinarily beautiful voice…another one from Norway…is it in the Viking genes or in the water? There must ...
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Goodness without godness
Sep 19, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by godfree2
Humanist Conference Sept 24th
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Aug 28, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by MerlinZap
Carl and Tom figured it out!
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Science, Health & History Tidbits
Aug 28, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by Fernapple
Older and more beautiful than a pyramid ? I think so anyway, but much harder to reach. Good pictures and an interesting story from the bbc about the Ziggurats of Iraq.
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Gardeners
Aug 27, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by devayoga
Vegetables from my garden
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General & Hellos
Aug 27, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by Secretguy
Happy Dog Day!
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All Things Legal/Crime and Punishment
Aug 26, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by SeaGreenEyez
LINKRyan Remington: A former Arizona police officer is indicted in the shooting death of a man in a wheelchair - CNN
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Aug 24, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by itsmeagain
The macadamize post from @davers reminded me of the lovely coquina structures in St. Augustine. Walls and roads are constructed with small, sometimes tiny shells from the ocean, generally mixed in with concrete or some other binding substance. I ...
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Silly, Random & Fun
Aug 24, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by whiskywoman
a good sense of humor
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Posts
Aug 22, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by William_Mary
Why the Inflation Reduction Act is Less a “Climate Bill” and More a Poison Pill for Black and Indigenous Communities and Movements The brother El Hajj Malik El Shabazz (aka Malcolm X) once explained, “If you’re not careful, the ...
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CLASSIC ROCK RULES
Aug 21, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by phxbillcee
Happy B-Day, Carl Giammarese - (75) - The Buckinghams - Kind Of A Drag - The Buckinghams - Don't You Care -
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Posts
Aug 5, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by digifilm4
I am a filmmaker by trade. Started off in 1999 shooting 16mm that got the attention of people that sent me on a trajectory of exploration that I am currently continuing today. Anyway, I have been experimenting with AI's recently. I have made many ...
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Cheesy Jokes
Jul 23, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by Zealandia
My partner asked for a little peace and quiet whilst cooking dinner. So I took the battery out of the smoke detector.
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Just for Laughs
Jul 21, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by Tejas
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Silly, Random & Fun
Jul 13, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by Dyl1983
What do you call someone who speaks 3 languages? ---- trilingual What do you call someone who speaks 2 languages? ---- bilingual What do you call someone who speaks 1 language? ---- American
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Posts
Jun 25, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by Killtheskyfairy
Belated but sincere…
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Just for Laughs
Jun 24, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by glennlab
This picture does double duty.
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jun 23, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by Anabucerias
“The pathetic thing that grows out of this condition is called faith: in other words, closing one's eyes upon one's self once for all, to avoid suffering the sight of incurable falsehood. People erect a concept of morality, of virtue, of holiness ...
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Posts
Jun 9, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by St-Sinner
Give him time. He is getting adjusted.
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Oddities and Anomalies
Jun 4, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by TheoryNumber3
HOW EVERY LETTER OF THE ALPHABET CAN BE ANNOYINGLY SILENT Some languages have a very strong relationship between spoken sounds and written sounds, making their spelling more phonetic. Spanish, Russian, German, and Korean are very phonetic languages;...
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World Music
May 30, 2022May 2022

Posted by Marionville
I don’t think we’ve ever posted anything from the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius before, but here’s one I came across when I was looking for something else. English and French are the two official languages of this country which has had a ...
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News & Links
May 12, 2022May 2022

Posted by snytiger6
LINKU.S. identifies Native American boarding schools and burial sites : NPR
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Trump Pinata
Apr 20, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by CuddyCruiser
Different geographies, different languages and customs, but always the same mentality….
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Apr 14, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by davers
Haček noun a diacritic (ˇ) placed over a letter in some languages, as Czech and Lithuanian, and in some systems of phonetic transcription, especially to indicate that a sound is palatalized.
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 9, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by Archeus_Lore
From someone who has studied many languages: Language is fraught with errors. I could ask three people what the meaning of the word "voluntarism" and get three different answers. Language is a weak form of communication because none of us have a ...
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Religion & Spirituality
Mar 25, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by xenoview
Pope’s peace prayer for Ukraine recalls ancient prophesy To hammer home its universal nature, the Vatican translated the text of the prayer into three dozen languages.
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Philosophy & Meaning
Mar 20, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Archeus_Lore
If you have spent your life living in this country, and never ventured out of it to some other places where they speak different languages, have a completely different culture than yours, you may be a very bad judge of just how to rate your own ...
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World Music
Mar 11, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Reignmond
No idea what geography or ethnicity to assign Manu Chao to because he sings in multiple languages at the same time. But it is cool.
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Foreign Film Fans
Mar 6, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Ray13
An action-advrnture from 2000: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Languages: Hindi, Mandarin
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Posts
Feb 28, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by Tejas
I can do the first 3, the forth if the person taking my order is patient. I can also say "fuck your mother" in 3 languages, so it kinda balances out
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General & Hellos
Feb 28, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by Ryo1
He is amazing! Journalist Goes Viral After Speaking Six Languages In Live Report From Ukraine Full story:
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Just for Laughs
Jan 24, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by MichelleGar1
Anticipation is making me wait! Lol
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Silly, Random & Fun
Jan 15, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by snytiger6
LINKDa Vinci Code: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Web Exclusive) - YouTube
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Music Fans
Jan 13, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by puff
Go on, git!
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Progressives, Socialists, and Black Lives Matter
Jan 11, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by johnnyrobish
Republican State Senator Says Teachers Must be ‘Impartial’ When Teaching about Nazism and Fascism During an Indiana state Senate committee hearing about a proposed bill that would ban “divisive concepts” in school classrooms, Republican ...
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General & Hellos
Jan 3, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by DenoPenno
A bunch of wild crap going around now about Betty White and her manner of death. People stoop so low to spread lies and rumors. I'm providing a link that will put some order back into her sudden passing.
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The Best of Late Night & News
Dec 30, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by phxbillcee
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee - Full Frontal Rewind: The Ultimate Case for Abortion Rights
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Dog Lovers
Dec 26, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by RussRAB
The rules to remember ...
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Silly, Random & Fun
Dec 24, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by JonnaBononna
Mmmm, delicious! 🤣
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Posts
Dec 5, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by Paddypereira
Here's a band I really like from Germany. They sing in several languages like Swedish and Spanish. I hope you enjoy this song as much as I do.
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Feline Fanatics
Dec 1, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by RobertNappi2
Wednesday morning cuteness...Don't ever forget!!!
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News & Links
Nov 6, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKLetters From An American 11/05/2021
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Just for Laughs
Nov 5, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by Killtheskyfairy
I just had three…😬
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Philosophy & Meaning
Nov 4, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by VORPCORP
Are we seeing the end of how the world is? Will we all lose everything?
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CLASSIC ROCK RULES
Oct 24, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Beowulfsfriend
Aretha Franklin, featuring Duane Allman.
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Progressives, Socialists, and Black Lives Matter
Oct 23, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by phxbillcee
The Young Turks - Democrats Fold on Israel, Pass $1B in Defense Aid
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Silly, Random & Fun
Oct 16, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Holysocks
OK everyone, it's time for a lesson in dead languages. This is how you politely tell people to kiss your ass in Latin.' Kiss my ass with an accent!'
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Aug 30, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by HippieChick58
House Spouse English beats up other languages in dark alleys, and then rifles through their pockets for loose grammar and spare vocabulary.
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Progressives, Socialists, and Black Lives Matter
Aug 13, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by gigihein
I hear about tnis a lot, and I never hear of anyone that does this have relercussions. WTF!
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Traditional and Folkmusic
Aug 12, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by FrayedBear
This Italian song based on the first shown German song brings out emotions that I cannot trace to their origin. My tears are welling.
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General & Hellos
Aug 10, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Jolanta
Fictional languages.
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Posts
Aug 7, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by rogerbenham
Damh the Bard - The Land of the Ever Young
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Movie Lovers
Aug 2, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Jurnee
I love WW2 movies. I've seen quite a few. Off the top of my head, the ones I can remember: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Saving Private Ryan, Empire of the Sun, Hacksaw Ridge, and Dunkirk. If you guys could recommend some others (I'd prefer if they...
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Science, Health & History Tidbits
Aug 1, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by phxbillcee
Typos, tricks and misprints Why is English spelling so weird and unpredictable? Don’t blame the mix of languages; look to quirks of timing and technology
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Academic (e.g., Science)
Jul 30, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by HelenRoseBuck
A friend pointed out that very few people know the term for “hello” in even one of the many indigenous American languages. If you are like me and grew up with stereotypes of “Indians” saying “how” as a greeting in the movies you might ...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Jul 28, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by davers
Fletcherize verb (used with or without object) to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS
Jul 18, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by EdEarl
I'm posting this to establish a copyright. It is about a programming language, so do not expect feedback as it will only make sense to techies. The purpose of this paper is to briefly describe an assembler language with an adaptable syntax that ...
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World Music
Jul 15, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by Marionville
Today I’m bringing to you another great Norwegian singer/songwriter…she’s someone I’ve only recently discovered, and in fact she herself came late to performing as a singer, being a teacher of languages, a theatre director & drama coach, and ...
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News & Links
Jun 27, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by snytiger6
LINKCatholic Priest Resigns After Praising the “Good Done” in Residential Schools | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos
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World Music
Jun 19, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by Marionville
Today I bring you a music group from Cordoba in Spain called …Nino Bravo. - Dos Horas (Of The Hours).
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World Music
Jun 18, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by Marionville
I know I keep going on about how talented Scandinavian artists and bands are and how they don’t get enough recognition in the rest of the world…USA & U.K. in particular. The Finnish band Poets Of The Fall are a good case in point…here they ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jun 12, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by powder
To me, "White Privilege" is what the G7 represents. The richest (white) nations in the world discussing how to keep their privilege. Seems they are concerned the rising power, China, is spreading good will by building infrastructure as part of ...
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The Best of Late Night & News
Jun 10, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by phxbillcee
Jimmy Kimmel Live Biden Repairing Trump’s Damage, Anti-Vaxxers Spreading Garbage Disinformation & Cicadas!
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Religion & Spirituality
May 23, 2021May 2021

Posted by Wildgreens
LINKTeen Vogue Explains How to Use Menstrual Blood in Witchcraft to Their 12-17 Year Old Readers
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Posts
May 22, 2021May 2021

Posted by Adam_Metal
Gameiatric
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Music Fans
May 13, 2021May 2021

Posted by GeorgeRocheleau
Joe Bonamassa - "Different Shades Of Blue"
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Apr 23, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by JoeB
United States returns seized archaeological artefacts to Afghanistan. The United States government has formerly handed over a collection of ancient artefacts seized from a New York art dealer to the government of ...
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Music, Movies & Books
Apr 13, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by Surfpirate
Hot chicks and bagpipes, what's not to like?
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World Music
Apr 7, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by Marionville
Caterina Valente is a Italian/French multilingual singer, guitarist, dancer, actress and polyglot. She is now 90 years old and living in Paris, but during her career she performed in six languages and sang in eleven. Here she is some time in the ...
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Simple Thoughts
Apr 6, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by Boomtarat03
The five languages of Love 💕
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General & Hellos
Apr 2, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by BirdMan1
Matt Gaetz Gets Some:
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