English language

Stop fighting over whether to use the U.K. or U.S.A. flag to indicate “English language” on a website—instead, fight over which new “language specific” flags should be added to the official Emoji roster!

Feb 17, 2025

Culture

emoji, English language, language flag, unicode

Background: Frequently, products that are offered in multiple languages find that they would like to use an icon to represent the language. For example, a tourist destination might have a French flag to indicate tours in French, and a German flag to indicate tours in German. The Issue: It’s understandable that people want each language…
Stop living in barbaric savagery with the English words “left” and “right.” Ascend to the next level of consciousness and realize your new potential with this new secret wisdom only for the most enlightened individuals.

Jul 30, 2018

Culture, Design, Language, UI / UX

aa, aard, aardvark, alfa, alphabet, bet, English language, improved words, left, left right, left-to-right, port, right, starboard, vark, zz

The issue: People often confuse the directions “left” and “right.” Additionally, “right” can additionally mean “correct,” which leads to the exchange: “Should I turn left here?” “Right.” This is stupid and must be fixed if English is going to remain competitive with the world’s top languages, like Esperanto (Figure 1) and Loglan. Proposal: Instead…