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      We’re Giggling: American Shares Afrikaans Words She Has Beef With

      by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyMarch 27, 2025April 2, 2025 34,739 1

      An American learning Afrikaans is sharing the words she loves and the words she has beef with, and we’re giggling because she might just have a point on the latter:…

      You

      ‘Yoh’ and Several Other SA Words Join the Oxford Dictionary!

      by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyMarch 26, 2025March 26, 2025 868 0

      ‘Yoh’, ‘gatvol’ and ‘sharp-sharp’ are just some South African words and terms that have graduated from slang terms to join the Oxford English Dictionary!   Global (26 March 2025) —…

      6 Words

      6 Words Compete for Word of the Year and Yes Demure is There!

      by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyNovember 20, 2024November 20, 2024 395 0

      From lore to demure, the top words for 2024 each have their own sprinkle of ‘Rizz’. Here are the 6 words up for the coveted title of 2024’s Oxford Word…

      Nama

      How People in Namaqualand Are Keeping the Nama Language Alive

      by Ashraf Hendricks@groundup_newsNovember 13, 2024November 13, 2024 351 0

      A radio station and a school teaching Nama hope to stop the language from going extinct   Northern Cape, South Africa (13 November 2024) — More than anything else, Paul…

      Education Languages Survey

      These Are the Two Languages South Africans Want to Learn Most 

      by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyJuly 19, 2024July 19, 2024 574 0

      A new report investigated the languages that countries around the world are most interested in learning! Here are South Africa’s:   South Africa (19 July 2024) — It’s a pretty…

      African Languages

      African Languages Should Have a Say in AI Development 

      by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyJuly 11, 2024 291 0

      Artificial Intelligence has all of us on the edge of our seats as developments continue to surprise, inspire and concern the world. But, more of the world’s people needs more…

      Word of the Year

      Oxford’s Word of the Year is Officially Here to Sum Up 2023 in Four Letters

      by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyDecember 6, 2023December 6, 2023 2,323 0

      Oxford’s official Word of the Year for 2023 is here! A word you might’ve heard but not understood till now, here’s the tea on the four-letter favourite:   Global (06…

      Celebrating and Building South Africa’s Heritage Through Bird Names

      by Staff Writer@goodthingsguySeptember 5, 2023September 5, 2023 406 0

      Bird lovers unite! A bird naming project is on; set to enrich future birders so that all our birds have names in each one of our official languages. And, you…

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      Two South African Languages Make ‘Coolest to Learn’ List

      by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyJune 30, 2023May 24, 2024 7,351 0

      Two South African languages earned spots on a global list spotlighting the coolest languages to learn in the world!   Global (30 June, 2023) — Two South African languages were…

      Alphabet of Affirmations

      The South African Alphabet of Affirmations: The Children’s Book We Should All Read 

      by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyApril 13, 2023April 13, 2023 783 0

      There’s a new children’s book on the shelves sharing and inspiring through affirmations written in our 11 official languages! A love letter to all the children of South Africa, how…

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