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[2606.02854] Fixed-Point Scaffolding in the Clef Programming Language
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2606.02854: Fixed-Point Scaffolding in the Clef Programming Language
Bilingual E-paper News Feed Helps Brush Up Language Skills
[Bob] recently completed LanguageLearner, a desktop device that increases his exposure to a second language by offering up bite-sized news items in Italian, wit...
Bee Champion
Spelling bees have gotten a lot more intense. How many of these do you know? torrone, enthymeme, iguape, Denebola, fais-dodo, cywyddau, pohutukawa, monadnock, ?...
Words I detest
I have only three horrible words today, but I saw them all this week, and I want to get them off my chest before they tangle up my kishkes. Here they are, with ...
Does “Rule of Thumb” Come From a Wife-Beating Law? No, No Such Law Ever Existed
No. The phrase “rule of thumb” does not come from an old law that allegedly let a man beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. No such law ever...
Why Do We Call It “Bottomless Brunch”?
Behind the pancakes and prosecco lies the origin of one of dining’s most over-the-top phrases.
Scientists Challenge a 70-Year-Old Theory of Language With a Surprising Discovery
Researchers have identified a previously overlooked structure underlying human language, revealing patterns that extend beyond traditional measures of emotion.
Mapping the neural patterns of verbal repetition: an activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis - Brain Structure and Function
Verbal repetition involves transforming heard speech into articulatory motor output and constitutes a core language function integrating receptive and expr
