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How we perceive time

How linguistics can better inform our designs

Jan 30, 2022

From the left side of the screen, there is an arrow that is pointing to the right, and there is a letter t, which is an abbreviation for time, above the arrow. In the center of the image, there is a Material design icon of a compass pointing to the north and to the south. Toward the bottom-right of the compass icon, there is an arrow that is pointing to the left, and there is a letter t below the arrow.

Jan 30, 2022

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Writing better microcopy for the login form

Use the terms log in and sign up

Feb 13, 2022

There are 2 rows of UI elements. At the top row, starting from the left side, there are a green tick, an outlined button that says ‘log in’, and a contained button that says ‘sign up’. At the bottom row, starting from the left side, there are a red X mark, an outlined button that says ‘sign in’, and a contained button that says ‘sign up’.

Feb 13, 2022

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The Words that Weaving Has Given Us

Weaving & Etymology

Dec 29, 2023

A wooden loom is shown with threads of material on it.

Dec 29, 2023

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Isolated Words

Context and Target Audience Matter

Dec 26, 2023

The department store Harrods is shown.

Dec 26, 2023

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Writing better microcopy on victory and defeat screens in gaming apps

How to improve the microcopy in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel app

Jan 8, 2023

The victory screen is shown when the gamer wins against AI in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel app.

Jan 8, 2023

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To Kill Two Birds With One Stone

Why is this idiom in so many languages?

Jan 2, 2023

Six geese are flying in the sky.

Jan 2, 2023

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Chinese Names of the Planets in the Solar System

What They Can Tell Us About the History of Science

Nov 20, 2022

The planet Jupiter as seen from the Hubble Telescope

Nov 20, 2022

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Tips to Becoming a Multilingual

How Linguistics Can Help Us

Aug 28, 2022

The English word linguistics is shown, along with its Chinese, French, Italian, and Japanese translations.

Aug 28, 2022

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Famous Mistranslations in History

Pandora’s Box, Let Them Eat Cake

Aug 11, 2022

The Greek word for jar does not translate to the Latin word for box.

Aug 11, 2022

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Infinitive + Habere

The Origin of the Romance Future Tense

Jul 11, 2022

The word ‘future’ is written, along with its French and Italian/Spanish/Portuguese equivalents.

Jul 11, 2022

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