Tag Archives: Language

STN extends offering to include MENAFLIX, the rapidly growing Arabic language OTT service

Dob, Slovenia, May 16, 2023. Viewers can now watch MENAFLIX programming from the Middle East anywhere in the world on any device with internet access thanks to global content distribution provider, STN. Announced today on the first day of CABSAT, STN – one of the founding partners of MENAFLIX – now offers content owners, the… Read More »

‘Parentese,’ not traditional baby talk, boosts a baby’s language development

True baby talk, which a new study shows can boost infant brain and speech development, is actually proper adult speech, just delivered in a different cadence. “It uses real words and correct grammar, but it does use a higher pitch, a slower tempo and an exaggerated intonation,” said Naja Ferjan Ramirez, an assistant professor at… Read More »

Detoxes, cleanses, and cheat days: A guide to toxic diet culture language – Quartz

“detox” This is mostly a marketing expression, and there’s little consistency in what products mean when they make claims about removing “toxins” from the body. Besides, the liver and kidneys manage to effectively detox most people’s bodies. “superfoods” or “miracle foods” While it’s true that humans thrive when eating a balanced diet that’s high in… Read More »

Don't Harm Them Twice: When the Language Surrounding Benzodiazepines Adds

Don't Harm Them Twice: When the Language Surrounding Benzodiazepines Adds … When Valium got a bad rap under the label “tranquilizer,” the term “anxiolytics” was introduced to describe a newer crop of benzodiazepine tranquilizers—Xanax, Ativan, Klonopin, etc—that were more potent but carried smaller dosage labels, deceiving … Read more on Mad In America Man leads officers… Read More »