- [AskJS] is-word : Checks if a word exists in a language. https://www.reddit.com/r/javascript/comments/coi2aq/askjs_isword_checks_if_a_word_exists_in_a_language/ 4 comments javascript
- This Word Does Not Exist https://www.thisworddoesnotexist.com/ 374 comments internetisbeautiful
- Does the word 'exiting' exist in Finnish? https://www.instagram.com/p/bnccjibhvwk/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=vvt7mrojdpdk 49 comments formula1
- Words That Mean Nothing - Our political discourse is dominated by issues that don’t exist https://inthesetimes.com/article/politics-woke-cancel-culture-socialism-critical-race-theory 294 comments politics
- Where does the Javascript name come from? Why the java root word when java already existed? https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/7aun38/where_does_the_javascript_name_come_from_why_the/ 12 comments learnprogramming
- What are some of the oldest and most conserved words which exist today as cognates in several language families? https://www.reddit.com/r/linguistics/comments/hg692l/what_are_some_of_the_oldest_and_most_conserved/ 10 comments linguistics
- Onomatopoeia, words formed from sounds, exists in other languages. Some are similar to english and some are very different. This post is about cross-linguistic examples. https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/m5cks6/til_about_onamotopoeia_words_formed_from_sounds/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share 5 comments linguistics
- All words are objects or concepts. To exist an object must have a shape and a location. This is the only physically consistent way to define the concept of exist. https://demystifyingscience.com/blog/2020/3/12/exist-vs-occur 248 comments philosophy
- Vegetables Don't Exist — an exploration of the history of the word "vegetables" and why botanists hate the term today https://popula.com/2019/02/20/vegetables-dont-exist/ 48 comments linguistics
- If a decimal number is constructed as {0 . D1 D2 D3 ...} where Di = Random(0..9), for i = 1 to ∞, does such a number "exist" in the Real Numbers? Or in other words, do completely random numbers exist in the Reals? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/55ihb4/if_a_decimal_number_is_constructed_as_0_d1_d2_d3/ 53 comments askscience
- Russian governor ban the use of the word ‘crisis’ in public | “It is possible that the crisis exists, but we forbid the use of this word” http://rt.com/politics/214815-kaluga-governor-crisis-ban/? 521 comments worldnews
- A list of 25 words that should exist but don't exist in the English language (some of the definitions are a little off, but it's still a fun read) http://sobadsogood.com/2012/04/29/25-words-that-simply-dont-exist-in-english/ 26 comments linguistics
- Do words really exist? Is the split between morphology and syntax real? Haspelmath isn't sure. http://www.eva.mpg.de/lingua/staff/haspelmath/pdf/wordsegmentation2010.pdf 23 comments linguistics
- Why does the association between the sound [m]/[mama] and the word mother not exist in hunter-gatherer languages? https://huntergatherer.la.utexas.edu/lexical/feature/460 29 comments linguistics
- There’s no Tiananmen Square in the new Chinese image-making AI: The new text-to-image AI developed by Baidu can generate images that show Chinese objects and celebrities more accurately than existing AIs. But a built-in censorship mechanism will filter out politically sensitive words. https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/09/14/1059481/baidu-chinese-image-ai-tiananmen/ 2 comments china
- Olympiakos coach Pedro Martins refuses to resign after his team's 0-4 home loss against Maccabi Haifa: "The word resignation does not exist in my vocabulary, in many things in my life I have not thought of resigning and I will not do that at Olympiakos" https://portugoal.net/portuguese-abroad/2670-champions-league-disaster-for-fenerbahce-as-jorge-jesus-endures-another-cl-heartbreak-pedro-martins-olympiacos-suffer-humiliation 13 comments soccer
- [Groke] Said Jeff Bridich: "The word human is important. There are relationships in human existence that do last forever. But we are human beings in a business and sometimes relationships don’t last forever.” He said this “is part of the human existence.” https://twitter.com/nickgroke/status/1356665598059499520 38 comments baseball
- Did you know that many German "Umgangssprache" words such as zocken, kotzen, Ganove, Kaff or Zoff originate from Hebrew? I had no idea that non-biblical Hebrew loanwords even existed in German before i read this list, let alone that they were so common. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_deutscher_W%C3%B6rter_aus_dem_Hebr%C3%A4ischen_und_Jiddischen 35 comments germany
- I should not exist: IIT-Hyderabad student’s last words. Pichikala Siddharth wrote to his friend minutes before ending life https://telanganatoday.com/i-should-not-exist-iit-hyderabad-students-last-words 16 comments india
- The “Transylvania Effect” is an oft-repeated phenomenon dating back 2,000 years that claims a Full Moon makes people go crazy (the word lunatic is from the Latin Luna, or Moon). But decades of research show the effect doesn't exist, and is instead due to our minds' desire to find patterns in chaos. http://www.astronomy.com/news/2019/08/why-do-we-still-believe-in-lunacy-during-a-full-moon 52 comments worldnews
- The “Transylvania Effect” is an oft-repeated phenomenon dating back 2,000 years that claims a Full Moon makes people go crazy (the word lunatic is from the Latin Luna, or Moon). But decades of research show the effect doesn't exist, and is instead due to our minds' desire to find patterns in chaos. http://www.astronomy.com/news/2019/08/why-do-we-still-believe-in-lunacy-during-a-full-moon 1679 comments space
- Galassi on Guardiola: "It is unbelievable that the media pursue these kind of rumours. This is ridiculous. He is a great professional and he can't believe his words are not listened to. He does not want to leave. Therefore, the problem does not exist because the whole matter does not exist." https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48387820 29 comments soccer
- Regarding English words that have their origins in Hindi/Indian languages - Jungle, bungalow, nirvana, karma, loot, guru - among others, is there a reason they carried into regular use despite already having existing names for things described? https://www.reddit.com/r/linguistics/comments/ampf5t/regarding_english_words_that_have_their_origins/ 63 comments linguistics
- The debate about free will is misguided by the use of imprecise and over loaded words. This essay rejects free will in favour of two distinct philosophical concepts - free will of choice and free will of the faculties - and then argues against the existence of the former and for the latter https://medium.com/@ramanvesh/free-will-64327c467c85 67 comments philosophy
- The debate about free will is mis-guided by the use of imprecise and over loaded words. Does free will exist? Some free wills do. Some don't - a philosophical analysis https://link.medium.com/mertz0lxjr 428 comments philosophy
- Pérez to Courtois: "Madrid is your home, your heart was here, with your children, now the Santiago Bernabéu is also part of your home, you are now part of a club where the word impossible does not exist. at your house." https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/20180809/451267635984/florentino-perez-courtois-es-de-los-mejores-del-mundo-si-no-el-mejor.html?facet=amp&__twitter_impression=true 53 comments soccer
- Is there a condition that exists that would cause someone to perfectly understand English, but only be able to speak one word, like Hodor from GoT? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/75y5jl/is_there_a_condition_that_exists_that_would_cause/ 9 comments askscience
- TIL an anodised aluminium Indian flag, complete with the Ashoka Chakra and the words "Satyameva Jayate" exists on the Moon thanks to the Moon Impact Probe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/moon_impact_probe#configuration_and_payloads 18 comments india
- Old dog new tricks? How can 50-ish me "leverage" (yeah, sucky word) my existing skills/experience to get a "big data" job? https://www.soa.org/Education/Exam-Req/edu-asa-req.aspx 10 comments datascience
- Where can I read about meta-conversational devices in existing languages? For example, Lojban has single words used to direct the speaking privilege and intentions. http://redd.it/32uakm 5 comments linguistics
- Researcher have found that toddlers learn words differently as they age, and a limit exists as to how many words they can learn each day: Study findings can help speech therapists, parents broaden toddlers’ vocabularies http://munews.missouri.edu/news-releases/2014/0917-babies-learn-words-differently-as-they-age-mu-researcher-says/ 5 comments linguistics
- Researcher have found that toddlers learn words differently as they age, and a limit exists as to how many words they can learn each day: Study findings can help speech therapists, parents broaden toddlers’ vocabularies http://munews.missouri.edu/news-releases/2014/0917-babies-learn-words-differently-as-they-age-mu-researcher-says/ 4 comments science
- The Jewish majority is history: The government's acknowledgement that Jews are a minority in this land means one thing only: Apartheid is here. In other words, in the territory under Israel's jurisdiction a situation of apartheid exists. A Jewish minority rules over an Arab majority. http://www.haaretz.com/news/features/the-jewish-majority-is-history.premium-1.470233 449 comments worldnews
- Harry Reid, the Bane of Mitt Romney's existence isn't giving up: Reid's chief of staff calls Republicans “henchmen for Romney”, "None of us have been privy to Mitt’s tax returns, with the exception of John McCain and he hasn’t said a word." http://freakoutnation.com/2012/08/06/harry-reid-the-bane-of-mitt-romneys-existence-isnt-giving-up-reids-chief-of-staff-calls-republicans-henchmen-for-romney/ 7 comments politics
- "Darfur, Zimbabwe, Burma, North Korea, anywhere that the concept of human rights doesn't exist, it's always the Chinese at backstop. And always for reasons that you could write down in three words: blood for oil." Extensive Hitchens interview http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/nov/14/christopher-hitchens-cancer-interview 40 comments worldnews
- "I am not a consumer, I am not a client, I am not a vote...I am not a pawn or a key word to drop in your speech. I am not a useless, soulless number whose only purpose of existing is to have currency extracted." http://dannymendlow.wordpress.com/2009/12/24/things-i-am-not-and-neither-are-you/ 3 comments politics
- "119 million Americas would be “coming off their existing coverage” because many would choose a public health option over their existing private plan. In other words, what the CPR group wants to do is to deny those 119 million Americans the choice that many of them want." http://www.consortiumnews.com/2009/062509.html 21 comments politics
- "Where do the people’s rights come from? Jefferson said that they come from man’s Creator. In other words, my life was not created by government. It came into existence independent of government." http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2009/06/11/liberties-of-the-people-and-powers-of-government/ 18 comments politics
- Why Littlegreenfootballs exists: Malaysian government passes a law saying only Muslims can use the word "Allah" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7163391.stm 8 comments reddit.com
- If you're a Jew, the Hitler mustache exists in the eternal present. I grew it for the same reason Richard Pryor said the word "nigger." I wanted to defuse it. http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/11/cohen200711? 69 comments politics