Help me decode the Linear B of teens [more inside]
posted by mattholomew on Oct 26, 2008 - 10 answers

How do you fake American? [more inside]
posted by lpsguy on Apr 10, 2008 - 66 answers

Has anyone taken the language courses offered by the Japan Society in New York? [more inside]
posted by Julnyes on Jul 17, 2007 - 8 answers

It strikes me that English doesn't have any good words for genitalia. I attribute this to our repressed culture. Any words for our naughty parts are either porn words, schoolkid words, or clinical. Can anyone think of some good words for the privates? (Obviously there will be some raw language inside this question.) [more inside]
posted by jojopizza on May 17, 2005 - 73 answers

Why are "aunt" and "uncle", emplyed in a nonfamilial sense, used as terms of endearment and honorifics in so many societies?
posted by deafmute on Mar 31, 2005 - 17 answers