language
a beautiful passage from sublime’s innaugural zine on why language matters, in the context of building a different web.
Sometimes you want to say things, and you’re missing an idea to make them with, and missing a word to make the idea with. In the beginning was the word. That’s how somebody tried to explain it once. Until something is named, it doesn’t exist.
Babelification is the process by which, after splintering, insular digital groups develop unique languages which makes reintegration in shared digital spaces difficult, if not impossible. When someone believes their insular language in online echo chambers is commonplace reality, clashes ensue when that same individual is placed in a context where ... See more
From Donald Knuth “The language in which we express our ideas has a strong influence on our thought processes.”
Untranslatable
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an online dictionary of idioms and expressions contributed by native speakers all over the world