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Language Trivia 🤔

17 Jan, 20:16

Guess the Language:
1. This language is written in the Cyrillic script but belongs to the Indo-Iranian language family.
2. It is closely related to Persian and has absorbed many Russian loanwords due to historical ties.

A) Uzbek 🇺🇿
B) Pashto 🇦🇫
C) Tajik 🇹🇯
D) Georgian 🇬🇪

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Language Trivia 🤔

16 Jan, 10:16

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Did you know about the Oxford comma, also known as the serial comma?
It's the final comma in a list of three or more items, placed before "and" or "or."

For example:

🔵

I invited my parents, Taylor Swift, and Elon Musk.
Without the Oxford comma, it could look like this:

🔵

I invited my parents, Taylor Swift and Elon Musk.

Wait, are my parents Taylor Swift and Elon Musk?! 😅

Not everyone agrees on its usage:
🟢Proponents argue it provides clarity and prevents ambiguity 📝
🟣Opponents feel it’s unnecessary in straightforward cases and takes up space 📰
For instance, the AP Stylebook often skips it unless absolutely needed, but the Chicago Manual of Style recommends using it in all cases.

Here are some examples showing how the Oxford comma can help fight ambiguity:

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Avoiding Misinterpretation:
I dedicate this book to my parents, Mother Teresa, and the pope.
Without the Oxford comma: I dedicate this book to my parents, Mother Teresa and the pope.
This could imply that your parents are Mother Teresa and the pope. 😳

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Clarifying Groupings:
We had coffee, cheese and crackers, and grapes.
Without the Oxford comma: We had coffee, cheese and crackers and grapes.
This could suggest that "crackers and grapes" are a combined dish. 🍇🧀

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Costly Consequences:
O'Connor v. Oakhurst Dairy (2017) was a U.S. legal case where truck drivers sued for overtime pay, challenging an ambiguous Maine law that lacked an Oxford comma. The law exempted work involving "packing for shipment or distribution" of goods.
Without a comma, it was unclear if "distribution" was part of "packing" or a separate activity. The court sided with the drivers, interpreting the ambiguity in their favor, leading to a $5 million payout. 💸

📌Ultimately, whether or not you use the Oxford comma is up to you, but the key is to be consistent. And it's also a good idea to use it in cases where it can help prevent ambiguity and misinterpretation!

Sources: Grammarly | Wikipedia

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12 Jan, 18:55

Did you know that the word apron has an interesting history? Originally, it was napron, derived from the Old French word naperon, meaning a small tablecloth or napkin. Over time, due to the way people spoke, the phrase “a napron” was misinterpreted as “an apron,” and the word changed!

This linguistic shift happens when the boundaries between words are reinterpreted, often influenced by how words are pronounced. Another example is nickname, which came from "an eke name" (meaning an additional name) but was turned into "a nickname."

What is this phenomenon, where words change due to a reinterpretation of their boundaries, called?

A. Rebracketing
B. Metathesis
C. Semantic Change
D. Semantic Broadening

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10 Jan, 20:51

In ancient Rome, lead was widely used for one type of infrastructure. It inspired the modern name of a profession. What is the profession?

A) Engineer
B) Plumber
C) Pipefitter
D) Welder

Did you get it right? Yes 👍🏻 | No 🙈

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09 Jan, 12:44

What was the native language of the famous physicist Albert Einstein?

A) Hebrew 🇮🇱
B) German 🇩🇪
C) Yiddish 🕎
D) English 🇬🇧

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08 Jan, 15:53

The word mortgage comes from Old French. What do the roots “mort” and “gage” literally mean?

Options:
A) ⚰️🤝 Death pledge
B) 🏡💸 Life loan
C) ⚰️📜 Death contract
D) 🔄💰 Endless debt

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05 Jan, 16:09

🥖 Which word for a “friend” comes from Latin, where it literally meant “with bread”?

A) Acquaintance
B) Associate
C) Companion
D) Comrade

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Language Trivia 🤔

05 Jan, 13:22

Riddle Me This 🧙‍♂️

I’m full of keys but can’t open locks. What am I?

Can you think of the answer? Yes 👍🏻 | No 🙈

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04 Jan, 13:23

What country uses this banknote?

A. 🇳🇴 Norway
B. 🇮🇸 Iceland
C. 🇫🇮 Finland
D. 🇩🇰 Denmark

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01 Jan, 08:56

👑 Which of the following sentences has the correct order of modifiers?

a) She bought two silk beautiful red small evening dresses.
b) She bought two small red beautiful silk evening dresses.
c) She bought two beautiful small red silk evening dresses.
d) She bought two red small silk beautiful evening dresses.

The correct answer is ⤵️

c) She bought two beautiful small red silk evening dresses.

In English, the correct order of modifiers follows a specific structure known as the Royal Order of Adjectives:

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Quantity (one, two, several)

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Quality or Opinion (beautiful, ugly, lovely)

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Size (small, large, tiny)

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Age (old, young, new)

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Shape (round, square, flat)

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Color (red, blue, green)

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Origin (French, Indian, Japanese)

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Material (silk, cotton, wooden)

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Purpose (running shoes, sleeping bag)

👉 If you're a native speaker, this order likely comes naturally to you without even thinking about it! However, for language learners, this structured sequence can help make descriptions sound more natural and fluent.

Source

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29 Dec, 17:13

🧠 Do you know how, if you repeat a word or phrase over and over again or stare at it for a long time, it starts to lose its meaning and sound like gibberish or just a random set of letters?

🔍 What is this phenomenon called?

A. 🗣️ Phonetic Decay
B. 🔁 Semantic Satiation
C. 📚 Lexical Overload
D. 🎧 Auditory Fatigue

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28 Dec, 15:28

🔴 What is the name of this ceramic glaze?

A) Celadon
B) Gamboge
C) Sang de Boeuf
D) Sepia

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27 Dec, 12:17

🧠 The Stroop Effect Challenge!

👉 Instructions:
1) Read out loud the name of the colors in the top half of the image.
2) Now, in the bottom half say the color of the text, not the word itself.
(E.g. for the first word of the bottom part you need to say “green”, because this is the color in which the word is written)

This is called the Stroop Effect – a psychological phenomenon where your brain struggles to process conflicting information.
Your brain wants to read the word (e.g. "Purple"), but the task is to say the color of the text (e.g. "Green"). This mismatch causes a slight mental slowdown as your brain processes the conflict.

Did your brain glitch? Yes 🤯| No 😎

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Language Trivia 🤔

26 Dec, 13:09

🌍 Which African country uses Amharic as an official language?

A) 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
B) 🇪🇷 Eritrea
C) 🇸🇴 Somalia
D) 🇸🇩 Sudan

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25 Dec, 17:36

🚢 In the 14th century, ships arriving from plague-affected areas had to wait offshore for 40 days before docking. This practice helped prevent the spread of disease.

👉 Can you guess what word comes from this 40-day period?
💡 Hint: Think of how you’d say “40” in Italian.

Press the button below to check if you got it right.

Did you think of the correct word? Yes 🤓 | No 👀

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25 Dec, 12:26

🔹 Can you guess the country based on these two clues?

🍹 It is believed to be the birthplace of the mojito
👋 The phrase ”¿Qué bolá?” is used to mean “What’s up?”

A. 🇲🇽 Mexico
B. 🇨🇺 Cuba
C. 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
D. 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

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