Hacker News with Generative AI: English

Show HN: I made a word puzzles app for improving your English vocabulary (dictionarygames.io)
There are more than 100,000 words in the English language. A typical native speaker knows more than 10,000. How many do you know?
Mobile Apps, Education, Language Learning, English
11 points by tomek_zemla 6 days ago | 20 comments
Bog Standard (2005) (bbc.co.uk)
It's pretty rare in English to find a compound word with a slang first part and a formal second part.
Language, Linguistics, Slang, English
25 points by susam 136 days ago | 5 comments
Germans decry English influence as 'idiot's apostrophe' gets official approval (theguardian.com)
A relaxation of official rules around the correct use of apostrophes in German has not only irritated grammar sticklers but triggered existential fears around the pervasive influence of English.
Grammar, Language, Germany, English, Culture
9 points by impish9208 228 days ago | 2 comments
Cheap, outsourced labour in Africa is shaping AI English (theguardian.com)
Artificial Intelligence, Africa, Labor, Language Models, English
98 points by Bluestein 348 days ago | 98 comments