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What does it mean to be an “Ash”?
in MetaI thought I’d write something a little introspective about who I am, and what that question even really means in the first place. If you don’t know me, my name’s Ash. My go-to description is “I’m a student living in Bangor, Wales”, but obviously there’s more to me than that. I study Modern Languages BA,
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Language of the Week #3: Swahili
in LanguageUp next on our linguistic tour du monde, we head to the East African Community (EAC) with its lingua franca of choice, Swahili. The Bantu languages stretch far and wide from the southern tip of the continent up as far north as Cameroon. The basics The Bantu languages are an incredibly diverse and historically rich
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Language of the Week #2: Mongolian
in LanguageTaking a long and indirect flight away from Wales, we now head to Mongolia and cover Mongolian, a language with a great deal to offer. The Mongolic languages have travelled far across the steppe, shaping and being shaped by their neighbours across Eurasia, and developing into a sprawling mix of dialects and languages. The basics
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The languages of modern Britain
in LanguageThe United Kingdom, despite its reputation, is home to a lot of linguistic diversity. With six native ethnic groups, each possessing their own language, and people moving to the UK from all over the world, this country has always been multilingual. I’d like to talk about what it means for a language to be British
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Language of the Week #1: Welsh
in LanguageThe Welsh language, Cymraeg, has always been fascinating to me. I grew up around it, but not immersed in it, so it was always just something slightly beyond my comprehension in my environment. I’ve spoken a little since I was a kid, but only recently started properly diving into it as a proper learner project.
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MagicHopper usage reference
in ComputingHere’s all there is to WesternIcelander’s MagicHopper! Core features Forget expensive, bulky item sorters, you can simply place a sign to allow or block certain items from entering a hopper! Allow items This is done through a sign reading[MH]allow [item]which only allows anything matching the [item] in. This accepts abbreviated item names, such as “cobble”
