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  • Backfeeding

    I rather like the odd word backfeeding. It restores a sense of movement and reciprocity to a term that had gone static.

  • Git Gud

    Warum einfach, wenn’s auch schön kompliziert geht?

  • False Ends and Grand Finales

    When Bob Hund walked on stage at Zinkensdamm , I knew in my bones it was the last time. I wish I were wrong, but I don’t think I am.

  • Bye Bye Birdie – I’ll Take It From Here

    After five years and 1790 days of Duolingo, I’m not quitting Japanese—but I am saying goodbye to the green owl.

  • Fast and Loose

    When a language isn’t native to you, you often infuse it with your own private nuances and associations.

  • How Not To (and Just Possibly How To) Study Japanese

    Coming at a language as an outsider isn’t always a disadvantage. What first feels like an insurmountable barrier can become a vantage point.