TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why don't "tough" and "dough" rhyme? | Arika Okrent
Spelling reformers have been advocating for changes to make English spelling more intuitive and less irregular. One example of its messiness: take the “g-h” sound from “enough,” the “o” sound from “women” and the “t-i” sound from...
3Blue1Brown
Solving Wordle using information theory
An exploration for writing a Wordle solver, with the challenge of not using the official list of Wordle answers (except as a test set), which is really just an excuse for an information theory lesson.
TED Talks
Anne Curzan: What makes a word "real"?
One could argue that slang words like ‘hangry,’ ‘defriend’ and ‘adorkable’ fill crucial meaning gaps in the English language, even if they don't appear in the dictionary. After all, who actually decides which words make it into those...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: What "Orwellian" really means - Noah Tavlin
If you've watched the news or followed politics, chances are you've heard the term Orwellian thrown around in one context or another. But have you ever stopped to think about what it really means, or why it's used so often? Noah Tavlin...
TED Talks
Erin McKean: The joy of lexicography
Is the beloved paper dictionary doomed to extinction? In this infectiously exuberant talk, leading lexicographer Erin McKean looks at the many ways today's print dictionary is poised for transformation.
TED Talks
TED: Beautiful new words to describe obscure emotions | John Koenig
John Koenig loves finding words that express our unarticulated feelings -- like "lachesism," the hunger for disaster, and "sonder," the realization that everyone else's lives are as complex and unknowable as our own. Here, he meditates...
TED Talks
Nandan Nilekani: Ideas for India's future
Nandan Nilekani, the visionary co-founder of outsourcing pioneer Infosys, explains four brands of ideas that will determine whether India can continue its recent breakneck progress.
Crash Course
Programming Basics: Statements & Functions: Crash Course Computer Science
Today, Carrie Anne is going to start our overview of the fundamental building blocks of programming languages. We’ll start by creating small programs for our very own video game to show how statements and functions work. We aren’t going...
TED Talks
TED: 4 reasons to learn a new language | John McWhorter
English is fast becoming the world's universal language, and instant translation technology is improving every year. So why bother learning a foreign language? Linguist and Columbia professor John McWhorter shares four alluring benefits...
TED-Ed
Who decides what's in the dictionary? | Ilan Stavans
While the concept of a dictionary dates back to ancient civilizations, the first English dictionary wasn't published until 1604. In the centuries that followed, many more dictionaries were written by individual authors who chose what to...
Curated Video
What is the Gemba ...and Going to the Gemba?
Gemba is a Japanese term that means ‘actual place’. It’s a word for a concept that we all recognize, but for which there is no word in the English language. ‘Going to the gemba’ means heading for where the work is done and the value is...
Learn German with Herr Antrim
English Stealing German Words - The True Origins of English Words with German Roots
English Stealing German Words - The True Origins of English Words with German Roots Did you know that many English words have German origins? But have you ever wondered if these words are being used correctly? In this video, I dive into...
Learn German with Herr Antrim
Did You Know? These English Words Are Actually German
Did You Know? These English Words Are Actually German Have you ever wondered where some of your favorite English words came from? In this video, we explore the fascinating history of word borrowing between German and English. Discover...
Weird History
Everything English Borrows From Other Languages
For how often we use the English language every day, few of us take the time to consider where these thousands of words actually came from. Our language was developed in a few different ways. Sometimes, we grabbed loanwords - meaning we...
Wonderscape
Pronouns: Simplifying Language in Sentences
This video explores the function of pronouns in English, highlighting their role in replacing nouns to streamline sentences. It demonstrates how pronouns like 'I', 'we', and 'they' can efficiently substitute for both proper and common...
Curated Video
Deep Learning - Recurrent Neural Networks with TensorFlow - Embeddings
In this video, we will understand what embedding is. This clip is from the chapter "Natural Language Processing (NLP)" of the series "Deep Learning - Recurrent Neural Networks with TensorFlow".In this section, we will talk about Natural...
Curated Video
Deep Learning - Recurrent Neural Networks with TensorFlow - Sequence Data
In this video, you will learn about sequence data. This clip is from the chapter "Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Time Series, and Sequence Data" of the series "Deep Learning - Recurrent Neural Networks with TensorFlow".In this...
Curated Video
Deep Learning - Convolutional Neural Networks with TensorFlow - Embeddings
In this video, we will understand the text as sequence data. This clip is from the chapter "Natural Language Processing (NLP)" of the series "Deep Learning - Convolutional Neural Networks with TensorFlow".In this section, you will learn...
Great Big Story
Shakespeare's language shaped by falconry
Discover how falconry influenced Shakespeare's works and the English language with terms like "fed up" and "haggard."
Curated Video
Stylistic Techniques in James Joyce's Ulysses
James Joyce's "Ulysses" is celebrated for its stream of consciousness technique and innovative exploration of language and structure across its 18 episodes, each uniquely styled to mirror episodes from Homer's Odyssey. The novel...
Curated Video
Untranslatable German Words: English Should Steal
In this video, the speaker discusses ten untranslatable German words that English should steal. From "yine" (a mix between yes and no) to "Fernweh" (a longing for faraway lands), these words capture unique concepts that English lacks....
All Ears English
2026 - 3 Ways to Sharpen Your Writing with Lane Greene, Columnist from The Economist
In today's episode I interview Lane Greene from The Economist. Lane shows us where most people go wrong with their writing and 3 concrete things you can do right now to up your writing level. Listen in today!
Curated Video
20 English Idioms With Meanings And Examples
Discover 20 funny English idioms with meanings and examples, to help you toward English fluency.
Sir Linkalot
Lesson 54 - Letter linking (Levels 3-5) #SirLinkalotTime
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