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• If you grow up with absolutely no exposure to language, how do you think?

  Asked by Fiddle_Playing_Creole_Bastard | 40 responses

• Do any languages sound "ugly" to you? Why?

  Asked by DominicX | 49 responses

• How common is heteronymity in non-English languages?

  Asked by DominicX | 17 responses

• Is there a bit of a paradox in the same-sex marriage debate?

  Asked by DominicX | 31 responses

• Do languages get simpler over time?

  Asked by DominicX | 42 responses

• Are certain words self-negating (particularly when used in first person)?

  Asked by Nimis | 122 responses

• Is there anything that you'd love to perfect/master?

  Asked by Jude | 50 responses

• Is there a name for this aspect of written language?

  Asked by Jeruba | 15 responses

• What is the difference between "passed" and "past"?

  Asked by DominicX | 71 responses

• Theoretically, could some language be acquired before birth?

  Asked by thorninmud | 27 responses

• I ♥ you guys - is this the first time the icon has been used in a question?

  Asked by _zen_ | 40 responses

• How is "y'all" doin'?

  Asked by thorninmud | 73 responses

• What do you think will happen to English in the next 30-40 years?

  Asked by the100thmonkey | 41 responses

• Are there any complete synonyms in English?

  Asked by DominicX | 39 responses

• Is the term "homophobia" useful?

  Asked by DominicX | 10 responses

• How did we come to have our current alphabetical order?

  Asked by bobbinhood | 17 responses

• Americans, so you think that you don't have an accent (haha). Care to give this a try?

  Asked by Mama_Cakes | 36 responses

• What do you think of this article on 'weaponized language?'?

  Asked by linguaphile | 12 responses

• Why is it called a "watch"?

  Asked by phoenyx | 18 responses

• The etymology of the word is (to me) quite fascinating; we sometimes take for granted how they've come about, beyond their definitions. Do you like words and languages, or is it simply a tool, like math?

  Asked by zenele | 29 responses

• Why should we bother with the "apostrophe of omission"?

  Asked by Harp | 40 responses

• English, that glorious, at times under-appreciated language, consists of a base language and many foreign words - one of them Yiddish. What other foreign words should English include?

  Asked by zensky | 33 responses

• How do you pronounce the word "tour"?

  Asked by deni | 52 responses

• What languages can you speak?

  Asked by Luiveton | 37 responses

• Have you noiced how many common euphemisms in the English language are related to violence?

  Asked by eden2eve | 10 responses

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