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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 12/01/2026

Absolutely unbelievable times. But this kind of levelheaded evenhanded pushback is what will win the day if anything. It reminds me of McCarthy’s Waterloo

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 28/11/2025

Me too. Me too. Back in the day, most of my Japanese study was from can’t wrappers

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 25/11/2025

When you love languages, even the tag from your new t-shirt can be a gold mine #langsky #languagelearning #language

A cloth tag removed from a t-shirt that states “100% cotton” in 21 languages, with a 2-letter language identifier preceding each line

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About Linguistics @aboutlinguistics.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Learning a language is the result of many small efforts repeated consistently over time. If you don’t yet have daily habits to support your learning, I invite you to start building some :) #linguistics #language

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7 Daily Habit Ideas to Practice a Language

Learning a language is the result of many small efforts repeated consistently over time. If you don't yet have daily habits to support your learning, I invite you to start building some.

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 28/08/2025

This can be very frustrating. I know. But we appreciate what you do

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 12/08/2025

One thing I absolutely love about #langsky is that you can post about any language at all — and someone here will have more information or a personal experience. The collective knowledge is impressive.

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 10/08/2025

Culture and practicality aside, I’m absolutely fascinated with symbols. Abstract symbols that have meaning by popular consensus. And the speed and grace with which human beings can learn to employ those symbols to convey basic needs and complex thoughts It’s incredible #langsky

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 08/08/2025

The city boasts a well-preserved medieval city center and a large medieval castle with a Renaissance chateau. I’ve included a few of the color plates of the book

The roundel of the Renaissance chateau completed in 1596

The interior of the Church of Saint John the Baptist

The old Jesuit seminary mid-17th century

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 08/08/2025

More show & tell A book I purchased in the Czech Republic in the Autumn of 2000 on a business trip A book on the city of Jindřichův Hradec (Jindřich’s Castle). German: Neuhaus (ironically) Many Czech cities also have German names Following each chapter in Czech is a German translation. #langsky

A book on the Czech city of Jindřichův. Published in 1992 celebrating the city’s history from 1293 to 1993.

The German translation of the introduction (following the Czech introduction. Note that the German name of the city, Neuhaus, is used

A translation into English via Google Lens

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 05/08/2025

But you can expand your personal awareness and experience.

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 05/08/2025

Translation: But in Persian we say, "They put it in another box for you?" Can you help me understand? Does this mean outside of the box….is another box?

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 04/08/2025

We are all born into a box The dimensions of each personal box is defined by the era, language, culture, nationality, etc into which the individual is born We don’t have to stay in that box. We can learn about other times, other nations, learn other languages and absorb other cultures 🌍 #langsky

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 03/08/2025

I literally had to double check that this was not The Onion

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 03/08/2025

Languages are academically interesting And they provide opportunities. But I view language learning as a personal path, also. A small way in my microcosm to foster tolerance, unity and understanding A constant reminder that people are important outside of the sphere into which I was born #langsky

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 01/08/2025

Interesting. I’ve done this to some extent. It was only much later that I thought of this consciously as a strategy.

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 01/08/2025

This is a pretty interesting idea. So you create imaginary conversations in advance for having them in real life? Around topics that are likely to come up?

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 31/07/2025

Is there a strategy in language learning that has really made a difference for you? A known method or tool, or something that you discovered for yourself. Something that has yielded unexpected impact? Something you think deserves more attention? For me it’s been minimal sentence pairs #langsky

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 29/07/2025

Have trouble with a point of grammar? 1) Familiarize yourself with the rule 2) Create 3 examples 3) Practice these examples until they are a part of you You can add more examples. Review the rule and examples together daily. It won’t take long. It works. ⭐️ #langsky

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 28/07/2025

Don’t worry too much about the language you “should” study. People will fill you with ideas about what the “right” language is - for making money, because it’s perfect for some reason, because of a trend… The one that speaks to your heart and holds your attention is the right language #langsky

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 28/07/2025

If you’ve studied another language for very long at all, you’ve likely already had many amazing experiences. Remember those as motivation. There are many more to come. And feel free to share a one here, if you like. Help motivate others. #langsky

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 27/07/2025

Speaking the same language as someone does not guarantee that all of the troubles between you will be solved. But if you don’t share a language, you can’t even begin #langsky

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 20/07/2025

Thought this is worth sharing. If you’ve studied languages long enough & broadly enough you’ve probably encountered all of these 🤣 Disturbing yet hilarious And a reminder that sometimes discussions of “language” are really disguised discussions about race/ethnicity #langsky

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 10/07/2025

We were young. We didn’t consider all that. It made for some fascinating conversation and mutual language learning. But I think we got through about 20 minutes of movie. Like…just the scene of the French knights on the castle in the English countryside. We had to even explain what a grail was.

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 10/07/2025

It turned out to be a lot of fun, but the target activity (translation of the movie in real-time) was - as I’m sure you can guess - a disaster. What the hell were we thinking?! History. Culture. Context. Different dialect of English. Political/social satire. British humor.

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 10/07/2025

A close friend of mine, also American, and I back in college decided it would be a fantastic idea to show and live-translate The Holy Grail for some of our Japanese friends. These were housewives of business men on 4-yr work visas.

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 08/07/2025

Apparently not I double checked to see if maybe Lonely Planet had audio files available. No mention of audio on their official site in relation to this book

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 08/07/2025

And now for something completely different: a Hungarian phrasebook #langsky #hungarian

A small Hungarian phrasebook on a desk. Publisher: Lonely Planet

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 07/07/2025

Thanks for the love from Routledge. Good to have you on the platform

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 07/07/2025

That’s true. There are many words and phrases that don’t have good 1-to-1 translations.

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 06/07/2025

I know many people have very practical reasons for learning another language But in general, to me, the act of learning someone else’s language is a vote from the heart for a world where see each other as equals, worthy of attention and where we find joy in differences of human expression #langsky

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 05/07/2025

If you’ve studied another language and stopped, here is you invitation to restart. Do be intimidated by how much time has passed or how much you think you’ve forgotten. You’ll be amazed at what comes back to you. The mind is good at generating false obstacles. Go for it #langsky

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Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen @thedigitalglobalcitizen.com · 03/07/2025

Why learn another language? What other “hobby” has such potential payoff? You gain passage to another culture, history, art, cuisine, music, literature, poetry. Another set of perspectives. And gain new perspective on your own culture, language, etc Quite a hobby! #langsky

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