🇸🇪 Swedish word of the day #swotd is kaffesugen, as in the expression "Jag är kaffesugen" (I'm craving for coffee). One may never underestimate the importance of coffee in Swedish society. #Sweden

The "invisible" minority: What years of UN findings tell us about the lives of #Roma in Belarus spring96.org/en/news/120851 #minority #language #culture

From ‘toxic’ to ‘iconic’: How #Internet #language is reshaping workplace communication www.digitaljournal.com/article/from... #vocabulary #langsky

The Danish Arts Foundation #Translation #Grants support Nordic publishers translating Danish literary works into other Nordic languages. Deadline 3 Sept 2026. www2.fundsforngos.org/individuals/... #Denmark #xl8 #literature #litsky #langsky

🇸🇪 Swedish word of the day #swotd is kubb, a popular lawn game between 2 persons or 2 teams. The objective is to knock over wooden blocks (kubbar) by throwing wooden batons (kastpinnar) at them and finally knock over the King block in the middle. #Sweden

#Manx #language choir to perform at Royal Irish Academy www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of... #iom #langsky

#UNESCO: Applications open for International Mother Language Award 2027 www.unesco.org/en/articles/... #language #award #mla27 #langsky

🇸🇪 Swedish word of the day #swotd is hjortron (cloudberry), Latin Rubus chamaemorus. It is native to cool temperate regions, alpine and Arctic tundra, but not cultivated commercially. Produces very tasty amber-colored fruit similar in structure to the blackberry. #Sweden

This is just a short post to inform you all that in Lund, Sweden, there is a public dental clinic (Folktandvården) on Sugar Boiler Street (Sockerkokaregatan). Brilliant!

Since 2002, #French has been a compulsory subject at junior secondary school level in Ghana. -> 1st First Francophone Book Fair as Ghana Bets on a #Bilingual Future africa-news-agency.com/accra-to-hos... #Ghana #literature #langsky #litsky

So, dear client, after an interruption of 2 yrs when you tried out AI solutions, and apparently fell and hit your forehead and got a bloody nose, you now regret this choice deeply, you need my #translation services again? But with your AI budget? Let me inform you about my adjusted rates. #xl8

🇸🇪 Swedish word of the day #swotd is kontanter (cash), something that has become quite rare in Sweden as a lot of people prefer to pay by card or with apps. #Sweden

That moment the author of the handbook I am currently translating apparently assumes the user left their common sense at the cloakroom. #xl8

#UNESCO: Call for applications: #Indigenous #Language Data Commons Incubator International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022–2032), a new initiative that supports Indigenous-led data commons for language and cultural data in the age of AI. www.unesco.org/en/articles/... #langsky

How Many Languages Are Spoken in India? Why Isn't #Hindi the National Language? people.howstuffworks.com/how-many-lan... #language #diversity #India #langsky

🇸🇪 Swedish word of the day #swotd is tubost (tube cheese), often referred to as soft cheese, a spreadable melt cheese sold in a soft metal or plastic tube. It is popular as a sandwich spread and in cooking thanks to its long shelf life and smooth packaging. #Sweden

Austria: September 25th 2026 – Graz Language Festival, under the motto "Languages connect – Languages create humanity!" www.bmeia.gv.at/en/oev-stras... #language #event #langsky

My #interestingread today: The Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE) is a peer-reviewed, open access, fully online journal published by the European Centre for Minority Issues. www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index.... #jemie #minority #languages #langsky

Gaining insight through listening: ‘Creole languages should be taken seriously’ #Creole #languages have long had a bad reputation. They were thought to be simpler than other languages and therefore less worthy of study. www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2026... via @unileiden.bsky.social #langsky

🇸🇪 Swedish word of the day #swotd is gökotta. Waking up early in the morning with the specific purpose of going outside to listen to the first birds sing. This word captures the appreciation for quiet mornings, deep mindfulness, and connecting with nature. (gök=cuckoo, otta=early morning) #Sweden

How #Hyperpolyglots Reveal The Limits Of Measuring Language Ability – OpEd www.eurasiareview.com/17072026-how... #langsky

🇸🇪 Swedish word of the day #swotd is ultraljud (ultrasound). While the fundamental physics and sonar technologies were developed globally, Sweden is specifically the birthplace of echocardiography, i.e. the first use of ultrasound to image the moving human heart. #Sweden

🇸🇪 Swedish word of the day #swotd is kullerbytta (somersault, loanword from French culbuter), that flip-like movement where both hands and back touch the ground before returning to the original standing position. #Sweden

#Namibia: Erase the language to kill a nation observer24.com.na/erase-the-la... #indigenous #language #oshiwambo #langsky

🇸🇪 Swedish word of the day #swotd is fjällstuga (mountain cabin), a cabin located in the mountains intended for overnight accommodation for hikers and skiers. Mountain cabins are often run by a tourist association, in Sweden often by STF (Swedish Tourist Association). #Sweden

#Webinar am 14.7. beim BDÜ: Fragen Sie Dr. Studio - Houston, was kann ich in einem Translation Memory einstellen? (Hr. Czopik) www.bdue-fachverlag.de/detail_webin... #xl8 #cpd #weiterbildung

🇸🇪 Swedish word of the day #swotd is stavgång (Nordic walking), a popular total-body version of walking that can be done both by non-athletes as a health-promoting physical activity. The activity is performed with specially designed walking poles similar to ski poles. #Sweden

🇸🇪 Swedish word of the day #swotd is smultron (woodland strawberry), tiny, sweet, highly aromatic wild strawberry native to Sweden and the Northern Hemisphere. #Sweden

15 European cities with language barriers for English speakers www.msn.com/en-us/travel... <Instead of demanding the locals to adapt to tourists, what about investing some time and out of courtesy learn some basic phrases in the local language?> #travel #langsky

🇸🇪 Swedish word of the day #swotd is midnattssol (midnight sun), that natural phenomenon where the sun remains visible at local midnight. In the summer months in polar regions, resulting in 24 hours of continuous daylight. #Sweden