Language /tags/language Language en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:06:00 GMT What is the third most spoken language in Austin? /austin/2022-10-13/what-is-the-third-most-spoken-language-in-austin After English, the second most widely spoken language in Austin is, unsurprisingly, Spanish. The City of Austin says “other Indo-European languages� are the next most common. But what exactly does that mean? Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:06:00 GMT /austin/2022-10-13/what-is-the-third-most-spoken-language-in-austin Patricia Lim How we pronounce Uvalde says a lot about the power of language in mixed communities /texas/2022-06-03/how-we-pronounce-uvalde-says-a-lot-about-the-power-of-language-in-mixed-communities The name of the town comes from a misspelled Spanish name. The way people say it traces a long history of racializing Latinos in the U.S. Fri, 03 Jun 2022 16:17:44 GMT /texas/2022-06-03/how-we-pronounce-uvalde-says-a-lot-about-the-power-of-language-in-mixed-communities Isabella Gomez Sarmiento Oof, Y'all, Dictionary.com Just Added Over 300 New Words And Definitions /news/2021-07-16/oof-yall-dictionary-com-just-added-over-300-new-words-and-definitions Terms related to pop culture, technology and the pandemic � like "zaddy," "5G" and "asynchronous" � are also among the latest additions to the online dictionary. Fri, 16 Jul 2021 22:06:49 GMT /news/2021-07-16/oof-yall-dictionary-com-just-added-over-300-new-words-and-definitions Josie Fischels Honoring Pronoun Preferences Isn’t About ‘Grammar Police�; It’s About Respect /life-arts/2021-04-22/honoring-pronoun-preferences-isnt-about-grammar-police-its-about-respect “People need to kind of just consider it the way we want to package and present ourselves to each other.� Thu, 22 Apr 2021 20:20:33 GMT /life-arts/2021-04-22/honoring-pronoun-preferences-isnt-about-grammar-police-its-about-respect Joy Diaz, Caroline Covington Dirk Nowitzki's German Accent Has Softened, But It's Not Exactly Texan /texas/2019-12-05/dirk-nowitzkis-german-accent-has-softened-but-its-not-exactly-texan From Texas Standard:In this month’s edition of Texan Translation, we’re looking at the unconventional Texas accent of retired professional basketball� Thu, 05 Dec 2019 22:10:56 GMT /texas/2019-12-05/dirk-nowitzkis-german-accent-has-softened-but-its-not-exactly-texan Michael Marks A Rice Professor Made It His Mission To Modernize The Phonetic Alphabet For Braille Readers /texas/2019-11-27/a-rice-professor-made-it-his-mission-to-modernize-the-phonetic-alphabet-for-braille-readers From Texas Standard:A set of symbols known as the International Phonetic Alphabet is commonly used to determine what speech sounds like. The IPA is used� Wed, 27 Nov 2019 18:40:43 GMT /texas/2019-11-27/a-rice-professor-made-it-his-mission-to-modernize-the-phonetic-alphabet-for-braille-readers Jill Ament The Origin Of The Word 'Woke' /life-arts/2018-03-07/the-origin-of-the-word-woke On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Elijah Watson, news editor for the New York-based black culture website� Thu, 08 Mar 2018 00:25:26 GMT /life-arts/2018-03-07/the-origin-of-the-word-woke John L. Hanson Jr.