Tongue

I speak Anglish, Russian, Italian, French, and Toki Pona

Radical

“Radical” is a good word. It simply means “of the root”

Egalitarian English

Unlike many other tongues drawing the T–V distinction, we always say “you” in English

Nonprofits

It’s good to reïnvest profits into development, but I won’t tie my hands by calling my company a nonprofit

Politics and idiots

Politics is a sociëtal cancer. It is evil, but ignoring it only leads to poorer outcomes

Internship

The word internship sounds concerning

Flowerflies

Butterflies are flying flowers with eyes

Translations

Translations are never perfect: they lack subtlety of hue, losing double meanings and speechly quirks

Religion

The word religion stems from the Latin “religare”: to relink

Good explanations are impossible to summarise

That’s why I no longer write book summaries

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