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You know that time in summer when everything slows down and not much is going on? The German word sommerloch neatly sums it up. But where did it come from? ....
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The history of menstruation language The history of menstruation language The way we talk about our periods hasn t always been the same. Here s how our language around menstruation has evolved over time. Linguistic experts Lucy Trowbridge, and Taylor Hermerding, from the language learning app Babbel offer insight into the linguistic stigma surrounding periods and menstruation for Menstrual Hygiene Day (28th May): If we look back through history, menstrual cycles have been stigmatised as an inconvenient time of the month that shouldn’t be spoken about while in polite company. Throughout the 20th century, the phrases and euphemisms used to describe menstruation, such as sanitary products and feminine hygiene , have often implied that there is something unclean or dirty about periods. Many generations were taught that having a period is something that shouldn’t be discussed, or that periods are something about which to be ashamed. ....
March 8, 2021 The theme of International Women’s Day March 8 is “choose to challenge.” As a result, language app Babbel would apparently like to challenge English speakers to dispense with certain words altogether, taking it upon themselves to tell us what words we should erase or redefine because they are “problematic and sexist.” Babbel has decided to step into the murky waters of social justice and let people know that there’s a list of “c-words” (no, not that c-word) people should no longer use in relation to women words that include “catty,” “clucky,” and even “cougar.” “Many of the words we use day-to-day can be problematic,” a spokesperson from Babbel relayed to me, “this is something which needs to change.” Yet, while Babbel frames this in terms of uplifting women, in actuality, it’s just a shallow marketing scheme to raise awareness for their app. ....