Music News World Thanks Liam, now, the burning question arises – what in the world is a “bumboclaat”? by Happy We delve into the linguistic gem ‘bumboclaat’ care of Liam Gallagher’s response to his recent Rock and Roll Hall nomination Predictable as the backlash may be to a Rock and…
Features News Weird The history of the word ‘fuck’ by Chloe Maddren Even though fuck is still technically classified as vulgar slang, the word itself has made its way into casual conversation. Is fuck a bad word for real? You probably remember…
Music News Pop Culture A-deel, Uh-dell, Adele named as 2022’s most mispronounced word on TV, and here are a few moor by Tom Disalvo The name Adele has been listed as 2022’s most mispronounced word on television, despite containing just five letters and two syllables. The annual list is compiled by language software platform…
Books Film and TV News World “High Valyrian” the Dragon language from Game of Thrones is now a legit language course by Tammy Moir Duolingo has created a course for “High Valyrian” the Dragon language from Game of Thrones is now a legit language course. Duolingo, a certified online language school, has some very…
News Cristina Calderón, the last Yamana language speaker has died by Daniel Alex A 93-year-old Chilean woman who was the last indigenous speaker of the Yamana language has passed away. The last native speaker of far South America’s indigenous language, Yagan, has passed…
News Check out this huge interactive map tracking how specific sounds impact human emotions by Julia Lo Surdo Scientists have developed a huge interactive sound map, tracking the specific human emotions evoked by particular sounds. The map contains sounds representing emotions ranging from fear to eroticism. Check it…
News Play School welcomes new cast member, an Indigenous doll named Kiya by Sarah Gillard Beloved children’s TV program Play School will be welcoming a new friend to the show, an Indigenous doll named Kiya, as part of a special Welcome To Country episode for NAIDOC Week….
News Racism is alive and well in Australia according to Urban Dictionary by Freya McGahey In response to outrage at how racist and aggressive the definition of the word ‘Aboriginal’ was in Urban Dictionary, the administrators of the site have made the decision to remove…
News Changes are afoot as the Northern Territory Government proposes a bilingual curriculum by Freya McGahey The Northern Territory Government is amidst discussions around their education system and the inclusion of Arrernte language in the curriculum. In Alice Springs, a series of language courses have been…
