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The Conservatives fail to ban foreign language campaigning in the UK
How do you say "nice try" in Urdu?
 • Sophia Smith Galer
Becoming a dual pilgrim: walking the Kumano & Camino
Tips for Japan's ancient pilgrimage
 • Sophia Smith Galer
Did Zohran Mamdani's multilingual campaign help him win the election?
Why languages can win - and lose - you votes
 • Sophia Smith Galer
Dutch courage helps you speak Dutch - and a new site helps you protect Welsh place names
*Glug glug glug*...Goedemorgen.
 • Sophia Smith Galer
Trump's "English Only" America; Spain's regional languages in the EU; good and bad news for Irish
Trump Makes The US “English Only”
 • Sophia Smith Galer
AI's secret language; how AI is blunting our emotions in text; and can multilingualism make us more sustainable?
Beep beep boop - that's AI for "oh no"
 • Sophia Smith Galer
The Welsh language beats a nuclear plant; Women speak more than men; and a new show for children in conflict zones
It's a good time to speak Welsh, or be a sandwich tern, in Anglesey
 • Sophia Smith Galer
Modern Languages degrees at risk in UK unis
Universities facing cuts have language programmes in the firing line
 • Sophia Smith Galer
The Glottal Stop
The Glottal Stop
A newsletter about language and languages, from journalist Sophia Smith Galer.
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