linguistics

Is it true that the Moldovan language is older than Romanian?

Moldova Zakharova linguistics policy

Is it true that the word “ukrazob” appeared in the Slovak language to denote arrogant beggars?

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Is it true that Ukrainian school textbooks say that the Ukrainian language came from the planet Venus?

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Is it true that the expression “keep a tight rein” is associated with the head of the NKVD Yezhov?

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Is it true that the word "immunity" comes from the Roman word for slaves?

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Is the story about English archers, the middle finger, and the origin of the expression fuck you true?

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Is it true that the word “Leningrader” was added to Ozhegov’s dictionary so that the words “lazy” and “Leninist” would not stand next to each other?

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Is it true that German almost became the official language of the United States?

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Is it true that Russian swearing appeared after the Tatar-Mongol invasion?

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Is it true that the word “toreador” was coined in the 19th century for the opera “Carmen”?

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Is it true that the saying “the first pancake is lumpy” is associated with bears?

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Is it true that in Chinese the word “crisis” is made up of the characters for “danger” and “opportunity”?

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