Sophia Smith Galer
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paraichegarty :
We have a saying in Irish “tír gan teanga, tír gan anam” -a country without a language is a country without a soul
2026-07-30 20:06:49
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stitch20880 :
Unpopular opinion but I don’t have a problem with the fact that old English or Latin is a dead language
2026-07-30 03:12:26
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Katie | baking :
Criticism is easy to give when you don’t think about other people
2026-07-29 14:26:25
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✨Tash✨ :
I just wanna say i went to my local bookshop to order your book and the woman working was a linguist and she was so excited to hear about it she ordered one for herself 💕 cant wait to pick it up
2026-07-29 17:09:29
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[ˈpɐvʲɪɫ] :
I was born in Belarus and moved to Canada at 9. I say, it is never ok to "let a language die", because you never are just letting it die. People view language endangerment as a neutral thing, which can be seen in the words and treatment used to discribe it, like "dying" or "endargered", as if it's happening in vacuum. But unless every single person of a specific community is deceased due to a natural cause (like Pompeii), it is never neutral, it isn't "dying", it is being homocided, by colonialism, capitalism, wars or genocides. It isn't "endangered", it is threatened, by governments, corporations, or just hatred, sometimes self-hatred even.
2026-07-30 07:04:04
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Tobias Reeks :
Not read the book review, but will I be getting a copy as a linguist myself? Yes.
2026-07-29 14:32:06
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wedontknoweachother :
do you talk about welsh in the book at all? (it's on my tbr regardless of the answer just curious🏴)
2026-07-29 19:39:11
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Dave :
It was a garbage review! Made me want to read your book more.
2026-07-30 01:46:47
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Campbell :
excited to see you narrated your own audiobook! can't wait to listen this weekend
2026-07-30 13:33:31
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pear lover 🍐 :
as a linguistics student who wants to go into journalism, you are so inspiring to me ❤️❤️
2026-07-29 14:27:37
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Arnau :
Your book was so inspiring! Thanks for sharing your knowledge
2026-07-29 14:30:05
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Dirk_M :
I’m really enjoying the book, so interesting to hear how enterprising you had to be to be able to write it, thank goodness you were
2026-07-29 21:56:38
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LaLasha :
As someone that doesn’t speak the language I should know or even know what language I should know. No, it is never ok to let a language die.
2026-07-30 05:55:46
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qwertyfighter :
Can we do welsh?
2026-07-29 16:20:22
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Marrin :
You’re a class act, Sophia. I’m glad I bought a copy!
2026-07-31 11:38:00
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joshmarcus.writes :
Love this response. You're showing the value of the book in your lived experience of writing it, which is what we all connect with.
2026-07-30 11:51:58
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chorejona :
I studied a bit of linguistics in college, and graduated with a degree in Spanish as a heritage speaker, and I just want to let you know I thoroughly enjoyed listening to your book in audio format. Thank you for the vulnerability you showed towards the end, as you spoke of your background, your family, and your grandmother. Language is culture, and culture should always be celebrated!
2026-08-02 22:43:12
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coucoumanou :
Queen ❤️❤️
2026-07-31 00:30:21
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nameless_pebble :
Yeah, because languages “die” naturally all on their own
2026-07-30 01:37:08
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AJ :
After reading both the book and the New Yorker review I think there’s valid points and criticisms on both sides. However I don’t think anywhere in the review it alleged that there wasn’t much work put into the writing - it just challenged some of the premises of the book. I think it’s a good book and I think it’s a good review
2026-07-30 03:25:03
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🌻 Katie :
Them having an opinion doesn’t negate all your hard work. Discourse is a good thing
2026-07-30 09:34:38
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Quincy :
interesting! important! I hope you met with indigenous folks here in the Americas. I'll check the book out
2026-07-30 04:50:31
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Mya :
damn I hope one day I'll be one of those people really working to stop my language dying out 🙌
2026-07-29 15:12:43
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capuccina ☕️ :
Side note but I love your contrasting colors - hair, skin, lips. Beautiful
2026-07-29 14:39:02
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VittoriaNote🍉🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌱 :
Do you have a video on esperanto?
2026-07-29 15:31:46
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