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A brief history of Esperanto, the 135-year-old language of peace hated by Hitler and Stalin alike
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 week agoCreated in Europe during a time of intercultural struggle and strife, Esperanto was meant as a...
New evidence provides ‘unambiguous proof’ 12th century archbishop was a saint
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoNew evidence has been discovered of a lost English saint. An entry in a 15th century manuscript has...
Voices: The Top 10 Top 10s of all time
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoThe Top 10s started in The Independent on Sunday magazine, the New Review, 10 years ago on 2 May 2013, with the Top 10 Worst Beatles Songs. I had...
How to exist in many worlds at once, with Yendry
LA Times via Yahoo Style Singapore· 7 months agoThe artist is on a traveler's journey from her roots to where she is now. Her music is an acceptance and integration of all of her cultures, eras and...
Merriam-Webster's word of the year – authentic – reflects growing concerns over AI's ability to...
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 months agoAccording to the publisher’s editor-at-large, 2023 represented 'a kind of crisis of authenticity.'...
So, Why Do We Call A Pound A 'Quid'?
HuffPost UK via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoMatt Cardy via Getty Images You might not know that Scotland has over 420 words for snow. But you’re probably aware that English speakers have an awful,...
Mystery solved: How to pronounce 'Qatar,' the World Cup host whose name everybody says wrong
Yahoo Sports· 2 years ago(Graphic by Michael Wagstaffe) [World Cup: Viewer's guide | Group previews | Top 30 players | Power...
Differences Between Rational and Irrational Numbers
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoIf a number is a ratio of two integers (e.g., 1 over 10, -5 over 23, 1,543 over 10, etc.) then it is a rational number. Irrational numbers, when written...
Nice vs. Kind: The Difference Is Significant
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News Singapore· 9 months agoShould we strive to be nice or kind ― or both? The words “nice” and “kind” are often used interchangeably to describe a positive quality in a person....
I Coined The Term 'Cisgender' 29 Years Ago. Here's What This Controversial Word Really Means.
HuffPost via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year ago"Before now, I have not spoken publicly, or even disclosed my role in the origin of the word...