Ahh, kids these days, all learning Korean on TikTok! Or was it Italian by input method? In this episode, Lindsay and Kerstin went into the fascinating world of language trends.

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Links:

• The Tipping Point - Wikipedia
• How to spot a trend? #michellesLEARNINGmeal - YouTube
• The Fluent Show: "French is Romantic, Arabic Is Aggressive"...Does Culture Stop Us from Learning Languages?
• What makes a language attractive – its sound, national identity or familiarity? | Languages | The Guardian
• Through the Language Glass — bookshop.org (affiliate link)
• Which languages did the UK study in lockdown? | British Council
• The Tyranny Of Rosegold | Nanosphere
• British Council Language Trends Report 2021
• 2020 Duolingo Language Report
• 2020 Duolingo Language Report: United Kingdom
• Drops | Free language learning | Available for 43+ Languages — Thank you to Drops and MVP Steph for sending us interesting data
• K wave: Squid Game puts Korean top of language learners’ lists
• K-beauty, hallyu and mukbang: dozens of Korean words added to Oxford English Dictionary | South Korea | The Guardian