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What are Genderless Languages?

What are Genderless Languages?

by translations.co.uk | English, Grammar, Interesting, Language, Linguistics

A genderless language is one with no grammatical gender distinctions, and therefore doesn’t apply categories like male and female to nouns, articles, adjectives or verbs. Many organic and constructed languages are genderless or partially genderless, and a variety are...
What is ‘Correct’ English, Anyway?

What is ‘Correct’ English, Anyway?

by translations.co.uk | English, Grammar, Interesting, Language, Linguistics

As children many of us are taught that speaking ‘correct English’ is something to aspire to. Sometimes this means pronouncing words with clear diction (health and safety rather than ‘elf n’safety), as well as using grammatical constructions considered ‘correct’. I am...
Why is Leicester Spelled ‘Leicester’?

Why is Leicester Spelled ‘Leicester’?

by translations.co.uk | English, Interesting, Language, Spelling

Imagine the confusion as stories were published worldwide about little old Leicester City Football Club winning the English premiership for the first time in their history. “Did you hear about Lay-kes-terr winning the title?” a non-native English speaker might say. So...

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