Some languages have a distinct style of speech that is only used when the speaker is in the presence of their mother in law, called “avoidance speech”.
English words for livestock (cow, sheep, chicken) are Germanic-based and the words…
English words for livestock (cow, sheep, chicken) are Germanic-based and the words for meats (beef, mutton, poultry) are French-based. This is because the people who raised the animals were Anglo-Saxon peasants and the people who ate them were Norman aristocrats.
A woman spent 12 years in a Kansas mental institution against her will…
A woman spent 12 years in a Kansas mental institution against her will after being diagnosed as a schizophrenic because they assumed she was mentally ill and speaking gibberish. She was really Tarahumara Indian from Mexico who spoke a rare dialect.
In 1999, a Slovak linguist created language “Slovio”, simplified Slavic language…
In 1999, a Slovak linguist created language “Slovio”, simplified Slavic language, as simple as Esperanto but understood by some 400 million Slavs around the world.