Ic ne eom scop.

The nice thing about translating alliterative verse is that your finger is probably already in the right section of the dictionary.

Language probably emerged the way most complex behaviors do: as a childhood game.

It's tough to make words without vowels. At least, in English.

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Huh. Big piles of dog crap actually do steam.

Language reflects culture. That is why the words we choose matter.

Japanese is hard to teach yourself.

Life would be much easier if all languages were just like English.