The Glottal Stop

The Conservatives fail to ban foreign language campaigning in the UK

How do you say "nice try" in Urdu?

Apr 29 • Sophia Smith Galer

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March 2026

The Languages That Made Len Pennie

Episode 1 of Word For Word IS OUT TODAY!

Mar 3 • Sophia Smith Galer

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February 2026

The dark origins of International Mother Language Day

February 21st is a multilingual day of celebration - but it was born out of tragedy

Feb 21 • Sophia Smith Galer

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TikTok's prolific accent detective

Mia Khalifa's, Hank Green's...is your accent next?

Feb 1 • Sophia Smith Galer

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December 2025

Britain's accidental massive week for language rights

And why you need to channel your inner Italian more

Dec 9, 2025 • Sophia Smith Galer

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November 2025

Becoming a dual pilgrim: walking the Kumano & Camino

Tips for Japan's ancient pilgrimage

Nov 29, 2025 • Sophia Smith Galer

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Did Zohran Mamdani's multilingual campaign help him win the election?

Why languages can win - and lose - you votes

Nov 8, 2025 • Sophia Smith Galer

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September 2025

Dutch courage helps you speak Dutch - and a new site helps you protect Welsh place names

*Glug glug glug*...Goedemorgen.

Sep 30, 2025 • Sophia Smith Galer

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March 2025

Trump's "English Only" America; Spain's regional languages in the EU; good and bad news for Irish

Trump Makes The US “English Only”

Mar 6, 2025 • Sophia Smith Galer

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February 2025

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"

Feb 26, 2025 • Sophia Smith Galer

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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

Feb 11, 2025 • Sophia Smith Galer

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Modern Languages degrees at risk in UK unis

Universities facing cuts have language programmes in the firing line

Feb 4, 2025 • Sophia Smith Galer

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