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language wars

A collection of 32 Posts

Autocorrect Underlines Every Word of the Language Your Lola Speaks post image
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Autocorrect Underlines Every Word of the Language Your Lola Speaks

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by Paolo Aquino
The Convent Accent Books the Interview. The Client Runs on the Bahasa You Never Trained For. post image
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The Convent Accent Books the Interview. The Client Runs on the Bahasa You Never Trained For.

by Isabel Castro
The Job Post Wants 'Good Indonesian.' It Never Meant the Javanese You Grew Up Speaking. post image
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The Job Post Wants 'Good Indonesian.' It Never Meant the Javanese You Grew Up Speaking.

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by Paolo Aquino
First Grade Opens in Filipino and English Before Bikol Ever Reaches the Board post image
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First Grade Opens in Filipino and English Before Bikol Ever Reaches the Board

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by Paolo Aquino
The Passport Was Approved. Every Family Lunch Hears the Netherlands in Her Vowels. post image
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The Passport Was Approved. Every Family Lunch Hears the Netherlands in Her Vowels.

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by Paolo Aquino
Yogyakarta Rewrote the Spelling Rules in 2022. The Exam Panels Grade Against the Old Ones. post image
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Yogyakarta Rewrote the Spelling Rules in 2022. The Exam Panels Grade Against the Old Ones.

by Paolo Aquino
The Bar Topnotcher Went to a State University. Partners Call It a 'Fit Problem.' post image
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The Bar Topnotcher Went to a State University. Partners Call It a 'Fit Problem.'

by Maria Garcia
The Scholarship Kid Aced the Exam. The Panel Docked Her for Saying 'Comfort Room.' post image
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The Scholarship Kid Aced the Exam. The Panel Docked Her for Saying 'Comfort Room.'

by Isabel Castro
Bandung Aced the National Exam in Bahasa. His Lecture Slides Arrived in English. post image
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Bandung Aced the National Exam in Bahasa. His Lecture Slides Arrived in English.

by Paolo Aquino
Bohol's Cebuano-Medium Classroom Switched to Tagalog Over the Summer, and No Parent Signed Off post image
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Bohol's Cebuano-Medium Classroom Switched to Tagalog Over the Summer, and No Parent Signed Off

by Paolo Aquino
Iligan Madrasah Grads Sit the Same Entrance Test and Get Sent Back a Year post image
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Iligan Madrasah Grads Sit the Same Entrance Test and Get Sent Back a Year

by Paolo Aquino
PhiLSAT Comes Back in 2026 and the Verbal Reasoning Section Reads Like a Manila Accent Test post image
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PhiLSAT Comes Back in 2026 and the Verbal Reasoning Section Reads Like a Manila Accent Test

by Isabel Castro