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Do you have rizz? Are we too old to ask that question?
So you think you have rizz? To the common millennial (ouch), it feels like such an unserious word. The under-30s of the world have decided that we must honor its colloquial cache. But it is serious, serious enough to be named ...
When is a word bastos?
Recent headlines involving the MTRCB have resurfaced debates on just how we Filipinos perceive and talk about things related to sex and sexuality. While some believe we've become more open and tolerant of slightly progressive views toward sex, the issues that ...
Brought to us by the University of the Philippines Department of Linguistics archives.
We can map out our collective and personal identities by following the richness of our linguistics. Depending on the mode of classification, the Philippines has, more or less, 180 languages and 110 dialects, spoken across our different islands and communities. Most are ...
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