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Let's close out the week with a #geoweirdness thread

Today we'll explore the wonderful world of linguistic maps and atlases.

These thematic maps plot diatopic (dia = across, topy = place) distribution of linguistic features such as vocabulary, grammar usage and, most famously, pronunciation.

Let’s get straight to it with a challenge:

Below are three maps. For today’s thread, we’re interested in the info conveyed in just two of them. Can you work out which?

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Map of England showing regions where the phrase "Give me it" is used versus those where "Give it me" or "Give it to me" is the more common form.
Map of France showing the commonly used name for a "pain au chocolat"
map of languages of Iberia
Gary Parker :party_porg:

@opencage @fooflington protip: don't ever go to Lanzarote (dunno about the rest of The Canarys, but suspect it will be the same) and insinuate/accuse them of speaking Spanish. It will not end well :)

Canarias!

Oct 18, 2024, 11:51 AM·Public·Ivory for Mac
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