#English

Of course, everyone knows that the word "Ghoti" is actually pronounced /fɪʃ/ just like "Fish"...
You don't? Please have a look at its dedicated Wikipedia page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghoti

#ghoti #pronounciation #fish #wikipedia #english

 
Today's #AWAD #AWordADay: ELSEWHEN
with Anu Garg

❛❛ Unlike a #BlackHole — a region of #SpaceTime from which you cannot escape if you get too close — a #Wormhole is a region into which you would disappear only to reappear #elsewhere or #elsewhen. ❜❜ 2001 May 20 #WaPo

🔗 https://Wordsmith.org/words/elsewhen.html 2025 Jan 06
🔗 https://Wikipedia.org/wiki/Anu_Garg … #AnuGarg

#Community #TimeTravel #Research #vocabulary #lexicon #words #glossary #English #Time #Kronodon

The Mozilla #CommonVoice #dataset v20 was released yesterday - the largest open #speech dataset in the world. My #dataviz, linked below, shows a continuation of patterns seen for some years now:

➡️ There's more data collected for #Catalan (ca) than for #English (en) - testament to the independence and language reclamation efforts in Catalunya. Language and cultural transmission are deeply intertwined.

➡️ Some of the newer #languages to Common Voice, like #Ligurian / #Genoese (lij) have contributions from mostly older speakers, which is unusual in comparison to the rest of the dataset. This may reflect the population that currently speak those languages - as many regional languages in Italy are in rapid decline.

➡️ Some languages such as Eastern Mari / Meadow Mari (mhr) - a #Uralic language spoken in the Mari-El Republic within Russia - have samples from predominantly female-identifying speakers, again contrasting to the rest of the dataset. Other languages here include #Cantonese (yue), #Georgian (ka), and #Kalenjin (kln).

➡️ A key part in the preparation of the Common Voice dataset is the validation of utterances to assure they match their written transcription - which requires at least two validations by separate speakers. Some newer languages to Common Voice, such as Erzya (myv) and Moksha (mdf), both Uralic languages, have nearly 100% validation.

What are your interpretations of the dataset?

https://observablehq.com/@kathyreid/mozilla-common-voice-v20-dataset-metadata-coverage

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, and @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

New account using my official handle. #introduction time. My name is Paride (Italian for Paris of Troy), my Jewish name is Dan. I am #Italian, living in Berlin, I work as a #DevOps, learning #Golang (for work) and #Rust (for fun). I love #SciFi, #Astronomy and #HeavyMetal. When I have time, I like to play #Racing games. I try to follow #Formula1 as much as I can.

My top 7 movies are:
1. Dune (by Denis Villeneuve)
2. SWV: The Empire Strikes Back
3. Matrix
4. Alien
5. LOTR
6. The Godfather
7. Fight Club

I speak #Italian, #English, some #German and basic #Hebrew.

#Hellenophile
#Zionist

Do you love blobcats? Are you a fan of free culture? Then you’ll be happy to know there’s been a brand new blobcat pack made specially (but not exclusively) for the Fediverse! Now also available in English!

Designed from scratch for a neater look, these new blobcats try their best to preserve and emphasise the original’s fuzzy feel. Bold, yet lean. Refined, yet silly. Blob, yet cat.

And best of all? They’re all free! Not just free of cost, but free to use, share, and change in whatever way you see fit! Possibly the first truly original blobcat pack released under a free culture licence. What’s a blob if not malleable? Make them yours today! (Or tomorrow. No pressure.)

More info on the website, link above. Come in for a visit!

#lang_en #art #blobcat #blobcats #emoji #emojos #English #Fedi #FediArt #Fediverse #free_art #free_culture #stickers

This made me laugh. The English language is absurd. People capable of learning it as a second language are highly intelligent.

Credit: Bobby Finn
https://www.instagram.com/itsbobbyfinn/

#English #Language #Phonics #Funny #ESL

#Introduction (#Introduktion) again: #Engineer with University Diploma in #HumanRights & #Democracy (#mänskligarättigheter & #demokrati). Job competence: #ComponentEngineer; #fiberoptics and more components, #ComponentHandlingProcess and #ITSystemowner. #Linux, #photography, #religion and of course a lot more. Located in #Sweden. #English and #Swedish. My website: https://www.hemrin.com/

#Shadowing is a lot of fun for me. :tony_happy:

#English #Study

Dear #fediverse ,
may I suggest you double check you're using the correct #language when posting/replying?

Because if you don't and, say, write in #German while having #English as declared post language instead, people won't be able to use the built-in "#Translate" function.

#FediTips

You can selectively follow either my #English or my #German posts by viewing my profile, clicking the "…" menu and selecting "Change subscribed languages". Pick one, or get both languages if you don't select any.

We need to bring back these #English words:

* ereyesterday: the day before yesterday. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ereyesterday
* overmorrow: the day after tomorrow. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/overmorrow

Other languages:

* German: vorgestern, übermorgen
* Dutch: eergisteren, overmorgen
* Spanish: anteayer, pasado mañana
* French: avant-hier, après-demain
* Mandarin: 前天, 后天

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, and @hollo, a fediverse microblog for single users.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文/#漢文)!

#introduction

As #Japanese studies #English, I've been encouraged by everyone who share that they are studying a language that is not their native language in #Fediverse ⁂ :fediverse: :tony_smiling: :vivaldia_heart:

In German, it's pretty common to shorten "Priorität" (priority) to just "Prio" in day-to-day conversation, whether in the office or your personal life.

"Das hat oberste Prio!" (lit. "This has topmost prio!")

How common is it in #English though? Do you also use "that's prio one"? Or is it too informal?

Only native speakers respond, please.

My #introduction 2.5 post.

Hi there ✋ ! I'm a latina, doing a MSCA-COFUND postdoc in Luxembourg (creating a ontology-based conceptual modeling framework for international data protection requirements). I research about #privacy, socio-technical requirements, #compliance, sometimes about #cybersec and responsible IS.

Given that I also studied political science, I talk a lot about #politics.

I'm a #coffee lover & music addict. I interact in #english, #spanish and #french.

Visto en la red del pajarraco 😆

#english #spanish #humor #twitter

It's Spring Cleaning season, and there seem to be many new users joining the Fediverse, so it's time to update my pinned #introduction toots, which go back to 2018 when I joined Mastodon.

I have a BA in #English and enjoy #writing and #editing. I #blog, do a little #freelance writing, and enjoy #reading #nonfiction.

My professional career has been spent providing #administrative support to #nonprofits. I am also a serial #volunteer.

I'm doing a new #introduction just because. I'm here to learn random stuff and perhaps help others learn random stuff.

I might post said stuff, boost strange posts and will try and be helpful if asked (or the ask is out in the air).

Please feel free to DM me if I make too much noise for you, or if you enjoy what I post.

Also, feel free to not follow me if you do not feel like it.

I work as a #programmer, I read #books and play computer #games.

I know #English and #Norwegian, #DysguCymraeg

I'm an European most likely to write about #furry things or #VideoGames (when not too busing working or playing). I enjoy #programming (it's work) and #drawing (which I don't practice enough).

My fursona differs from my human self by being a dog and openly #gay.

I mostly read #fvn, #WebComics and in some months a #fantasy or #sf series.

I write in #English, while I might share some relevant trivia about the #Polish language.

#introduction #introductions

Time for a new #introduction.

From #Finland, briefly lived in #London, but now back in #Helsinki. I still work in #tech and #eCommerce.

I enjoy #cycling, #BikeTouring, #BikePacking, #BikeMaintenance and pretty much anything to do with bikes.

A big fan of #hiking, #camping or #WildCamping and have recently begun to level up my #CampCooking.

In a nutshell, I love to spend time #outdoors.

I also play #pool (occasionally #snooker), sometimes competitively.

Toots in #english, #finnish, #swedish

Hello everyone!

I am a #freelance #zzp #translator based in the #Netherlands, translating from #English and #German into #Dutch. My areas of specialisation in #translation are #advertising/ #transcreation, #fashion and #beauty, #art and #culture, #travel and #tourism, and #BookTranslations. I love #language, #books, #museums and #London.

#Introduction
🗽 🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇩🇪 🇩🇰 🏳️‍🌈
#NYC-born #Filipino #English #Welsh #German #Danish #Queer #Lesbian #Woman
#GenX #Urbanist #SJW #Atheist #Witch #Geolibertarian #Green #Feminist
Edu: #StuyvesantHS #CMUDrama
Works: #diversity #equity #Inclusion #socialjustice #NPO #NGO
Plays: #bass #guitar #pedalboard #rpg #ttrpg #danmemo #shoegaze #riotgrrl #indierock
Lang: EN (expert), DE (rostig), JP (勉強する)
Author: #TapestryRPG
Loves: #fountainpens #filofax #manga #anime #camping #backpacking #bushcraft
UTC -5h

Why study #ENGLISH at University?

#language #literature #reading #thinking #books #TeamEnglish #engchat #engchatuk #linguistics #creativity #writing #humanities #culture #ideology #postcolonial #history #medieval #research #renaissance #18thCentury #19thCentury #VictorianStudies #modernism #postModernism #Shakespeare

Since I recently switched servers, I'll do the #introduction thing one more time. I'm a #historian of #money and #colonialism in #Canada currently working on 1) a #history of the origins and early development of the Indian Fund and 2) #Indigenous involvement in 19th-century #credit #markets.

Je travaille également sur l'intersection (ou non) de l'#histoire nationale du #Québec et celles des peuples #Autochtones.

#histodons #historiens #cdnhist #histqc #français #English

New Instance, new #Introduction, I guess.
So, I'm David, and I'm on my own instance now!
I'm #French, and I live in #Japan where I teach #English at the local uni. Here, expect to find posts about my corner of Japan that is full of #islands that are full of #art. I also have some #corvid friends in the neighborhood, so pictures of #crows are common in my timeline. I also care about #education, the #climate and a few more things.

@wood5y Many of us do, but the ones that don't know their history make more noise. Not all English think Oliver Cromwell was wonderful, most have no clue that Edward I was the one that expelled Jews from England, nobody remembers that Richard I wanted to sell London because he needed money to go on Crusade. They're pig-ignorant idiots, and I hate them from the centre of my being. I am not the Duke of Cumberland!
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need a lie down. #English @[email protected]

#German 🇩🇪 with #English 🇬🇧 subtitles 🚀💰 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nB8okbHG0g

#Ariane6 #ESA #ArianeGroup

I'm still finding verified #accounts from #news sites and #media organizations on #Mastodon for my list:

Now it contains more than 270 accounts in 16 languages. #German is still far in front, but #english is growing fast. And there are accounts in #italian, #spanish, #swedish, #dutch, #french, #catalan, #basque, #welsh, #turkish, #slovakian, #portuguese, #finnish, #danish & #czech.

The majority is very active.

Have a look:
⏩ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ixsccIFQ4uD2HFlf92Ag7VS3rNOGwa97wFsSb3JxCwo/edit#gid=876665327

#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Fediverse

#introduction! I'm a pro #guitarist with the band Maggie Speaks. Freelance video editor (indie doc Cover 21: Ignite Chicago, on Amazon). Amateur #photographer.

Interests:
#guitar
#music
#musician
#audio
#recording
#MusicProduction
#photography
#VideoEditing
#postchat
#camera
#design
#typography
#tech
#ios
#apple
#privacy
#history
#micromobility
#infosec
#cybersec
#law
#AI
#aerospace
#UnitedKingdom
#LatAm
#EU
#austria

Languages: #english #spanish #german #espanol #deutsch #francais #italiano

After turning up here a couple of weeks or so ago, I figured it's time for an #introduction

I'm a full stack web developer, currently working mostly with #php (#laravel) and Vanilla #javascript and #scss. Still love #cfml too.

Outside of that, my main interests are around #infosec, #fintech, and just learning new stuff.

Husband, father of 2 boys, speaker of #German and #english with some basic understanding of #Arabic

Started running my own instance just for fun, and loving it. #mastoadmin

New #introduction 👋

I'm a #fullStack #web #developer. 🔋
I love #openSource and #freeSoftware and I'm looking for a #job in #bonn #germany 🇩🇪

#IT #work in #english #CV

https://cv.isman.fr/#full-stack-web-developer

(boosts are nice 😊)

#Introduction

Hi! I'm a Finnish author of #SpeculativeFiction, #Horror, #YA and #KidLit. I love #coffee as authors do (passionately and stereotypically) and photograph #bugs 🐞
📚

#Bookstodon

Toots in #English and #Finnish.

#Esittely
Ammatti ja elämäntapa #Kirjailija
#Introvertti
#Kahviaddikti
:cofe4: 📚

#Kirjamastodon #Kirjat

Welcome. It's not that I am #NewToMastodon, but I am rather #neuhier with regards to the server I am on, so please allow to introduce myself, politely:

This is a rather private profile, with occasional toots around German and local #politics, #football and my personal life decisions (they’ll bring me to hell, I bet, if you believe in such stuff).

I'm #antifascist, and a #nocar person, and from that I think it is easy to conclude on the rest of my political views. If in doubt, please ask. Be prepared that most of my views are leaning #left - Hegelian.

Having worked in #ops and considering myself as #philosophy nerd for years, I am currently looking into #dev and #infosec a bit more to find a more sustainable way of living as I am sure that humankind needs to change in that regards, and these four have to play a major role in that change.

Living in #Leipzig, #Germany I am happy to answer all questions around topics taking place in mid Europe, as I consider myself as European rather than German.

langs: #english, #french, #german

Hi!! Here’s my #Introduction post:

I’m a #CentralAmerican #Asian #Latina born and raised in Honduras 🇭🇳 34 years old, currently living in Lexington, Kentucky, I live with my husband and my cat 🐈 #catlover

I’m #Army #Carat and #Moa! My biases are V from BTS, Hoshi and Wonwoo from SVT and Beomgyu from TXT. Although I’m OT25, who am I kidding?

I love #Languages I speak three #Span #Portuguese #english and currently learning #Korean.
Borahae 💜

Hello World!

New instance, new #introduction

I'm Eren. I'm interested in #programming, #informationsecurity, #reverseengineering, #operatingsystems and #retrogaming. I read tech news and play games in my free time.

I've been on Mastodon for a long time. I have no idea how many times I've switched instances. I like all the platforms related to the Fediverse, so I ended up here because it was the best instance for me.

The stuff I write is mostly about daily life, the programming/software scene, and games. I mostly write in #Turkish, but you can also see my toots in #English and #Japanese

Happy tooting to everyone ^^

#programming #cybersecurity #os #operatingsystem #gaming #tech #cyberpunk #unix #linux #macos

Meine Interessen:

🚴
#fahrrad #verkehrswende #autofrei #autokorrektur #bikepacking #gravel #gravelbike

⌨️ & ✏️
#webdesign #webdevelopment #illustration #affinity #wordpress

👨‍👩‍👦
#eltern #parenting #vatersein #tochter #erziehung

🌻
#garten #kleingarten #ökologisch #pflanzen

🈳
#sprache #linguistik #language #deutsch #english #español #francais

#Introduction

Hi, after a hiatus of few years, I am trying a bit of public electronic communications again.

I have been doing computer stuff for living for quite some time.

I like to read books (mostly ebooks with a reader), recently I've tried to revive my photography hobby.

Used to skateboard a lot, still do at times.

Toots in #English and #Finnish

"Kindness is our superpower."

Finally we're publishing our second fedi collab!

🎸🎸

This time we're playing cover of Like Flames by MindaRin which is also known as "Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken" / "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime" opening.

Blue guitar - @blue
Black guitar - @skobkin

Hope you'll like it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m16RUVGxTec

Like, boost and let's make more fedi content! 🙂

SoundCloud:
https://soundcloud.com/skobkin/like-flames-cover

MP3: https://disk.yandex.ru/d/taaadhvaW4Iqaw
FLAC: https://disk.yandex.ru/d/lQxzrjTgKNV3eg

#music #collab #cover #video #sound #audio #guitar #anime #OST #Tensura #Slime #song #MP3 #Fediverse #people #remote #English

#presentación
- Podéis llamarme #foncu... o #miarma.
- #Ingeniero de #Sevilla
#Emigré a #Suiza en 2010 para hacer un #doctorado y me quedé.
- Tengo el mejor #marido del mundo #SorryNotSorry
- Hablo muy alto y mucho.
- Me gustan los #idiomas: #español #English #français aunque sigo peleando contra el #Deutsch. Quiero aprender #català y #nihongo #日本語
- Me gusta la #política y buscar soluciones a los #problemas
- Adoro #nadar en #AguasAbiertas, a veces hago #triatlon pero no muy en serio.

Copying my last hashtaggy #introduction

My two #cats and I go on walks together.

I love #languages: they make me happy-happy. (#English, #deutsch, #français, #español, #日本語, smatterings)
My other love is #biology, especially #genetics and #physiology, but also #microbiology.

I rub fabrics and textures (#neurodiverse), love #audiobooks and #podcasts (#documentary, #history, #fantasy, #cozyMystery), #manga and music (#alternativeMetal, #jRock) and when I have the spoons, #cooking and #crafts.

Okay, let me do a better #introduction now that there's a bajillion more people here. I'm a former hacker, worked in #infosec, still into #programming and #electronics, currently more interested in #nature, both being in it and studying it.

#philosophy #pragmatism #science #physics #chemistry #biology #geography #astronomy #mathematics #algebra #geometry #analysis #politics #anarchism #economics #socialism #language #english #svenska #português #deutsch #hacking #foss #gnu #linux #gnome #c

Estáis todes con las presentaciones y aunque la mayoría me conocéis de Twitter, ahí voy:

Soy una andaluza de culo inquieto. Me dedico a la #traducción, sobre todo a la #traduccióntécnica, y lo hago desde #Deutsch, #English y #Portugûes a español. Me interesan los #memes (para qué engañarnos), las tonterías, #reír en general, las cosas de #tejer, el #patronaje de ropa, la #cifi y los libros de casi cualquier tema, además de conocer a gente de todo tipo y todos los idiomas y países posibles.

Here’s my intro post:

I’m a #CentralAmerican #Latina born and raised in Honduras 🇭🇳 32 years old, currently living in Lexington, Kentucky, I live with my husband and my cat 🐈 #catlover

Hobbies and fandoms:
📚 #reading
🎶 #Music
💜 #BTS #ARMY
⚡️ #Potterhead
🐍 #Slytherin pride
📺 #Netflix
🥾 #Hiking
✍️ #CreativeWritting

Interests:
📖 #LatinAmerica and #CentralAmerica Studies
📕 PhD in Hispanic Studies
🖼️ #arts
🧳 #Traveling
🗣️ #Languages (speak three #Span #Portuguese #english)

Hi!!! 👋🏽

I think I need to add more hashtags to my #introduction I’m all about #UXdesign, and I organize local events for #IxDA.

I work in #productdesign for #Xbox. I recently joined so I’m new to #gaming! I started with #Halo and now #EldenRing (I like a challenge).

I will toot in #English pero también en #Español. I’m learning #PortuguêsBrasileiro.

I live in #CostaRica and I originally studied #architecture. I’m remodeling a house in downtown San José - #urbanism enthusiast.

#knitting #swimming