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“He who does not speak foreign languages
knows nothing about his own.“

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“The Tower of Babel” 1563 / Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Here’s a rough breakdown of the top languages on the web:

English: 55.4% – Russian: 6.6% – Japanese: 5.4% – Spanish: 5.2% – Chinese: 4.6%

One of the most contentious aspects of best practice discovery and promulgation in any domain, and no less so in educational settlements, is an agreed-upon vocabulary and shared understanding.  As we explain elsewhere in this history, when a counter-party disagrees with you, he simply switches out the vocabulary — i.e. changes definitions or adds or subtracts from the traditional meanings of things.  So we approach this topic several times a year to confirm our bearing on the meaning of things.

We begin 2025 by breaking down this topic into four sections

Language 100: Survey of vocabulary in the standards catalogs relevant to building and managing education settlement real assets; including legal terms.

Language 200: Electrotechnology standard catalogs; including computer programming languages.

Language 300: The English as the language of science and innovation; the birthplace of computing and programming, the internet’s native tongue, standardization & open source development; etc.

Language 400: Reserved

We observe National Poetry Month in the United States and Canada every year with an inquiry into changes in the (meaning of) definitions at the foundation of best practice literature; frequently the subject of sporty debate among experts writing codes and standards for the built environment of education communities.

In the United Kingdom, National Poetry Month is celebrated in October, and it is known as “National Poetry Day” which has been observed since 1994. It is an initiative of the Forward Arts Foundation, which aims to encourage people to read, write and perform poetry.

Other countries also have their own poetry celebrations, such as World Poetry Day, which is observed annually on March 21 by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) to promote the reading, writing, and teaching of poetry worldwide.

In past years we used a Tamil mnemonic because Tamil is the oldest surviving language and remains the spoken language of 80-odd million people of South Asia.  Alas, use of Tamil confounds our Wordpress content management system so in 2024 we began coding this topic in American English

https://standardsmichigan.com/%e0%ae%ae%e0%af%8a%e0%ae%b4%e0%ae%bf-2/

Latin Phrases You Should Know. pic.twitter.com/Erq61gVW29

— Learn Latin (@latinedisce) May 5, 2024

Once median household income is adjusted for cost of living, Utah emerges as the wealthiest state in the nation and Mississippi yet again ranks last. Source: https://t.co/AN3JZqtNnF pic.twitter.com/kv8U3LZlvh

— Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600) January 3, 2025

You are welcomed to join our review of backup power systems (customer-level).  Although the term “backup” is not used in the codes and standards that govern electrical power safety and reliability, “backup” is a term of art widely used in design and field practice.   Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.

https://standardsmichigan.com/backup-power-systems/

https://twitter.com/GretaBucyte/status/1699002002095722790?s=20

“The Peaceable Kingdom” 1833 Edward Hicks

Today we update our understanding of the regulations, codes, standards and ethical considerations in the care of animals in education communities.  Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.

Family time pic.twitter.com/tRQH8LV3eW

— Chelsea (@therealilwolf) April 17, 2024

https://standardsmichigan.com/animals-100/

In partnership with @Yeatssocietyirl, we are hosting a special virtual event to mark the 100th anniversary of the #poem ‘The Second Coming’ by WB #Yeats. Join us on Friday, 13 Nov at 7pm for an evening of discussion and #poetry readings.

🎟️ Register now: https://t.co/gfU24AEFGz pic.twitter.com/zDbzLjslL5

— National Library of Ireland (@NLIreland) November 5, 2020

someone wanna go feed them for me? So I can stay in bed.

Im already late. pic.twitter.com/F2WCu8SrqG

— dhani (@juss_dhani) August 4, 2024

“September Morn” | Paul Émile Chabas

Review of development in safety and sustainability best practice catalogs for education community outdoor environment.

https://twitter.com/gmkov/status/1691080398200053762?s=20

https://twitter.com/gmkov/status/1691080398200053762?s=20

https://youtu.be/D8oOuRGm58o

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

https://standardsmichigan.com/nederland/

Whatever anyone wants to talk about.  If no one has any suggestions, how about we poke around some of these ideas:

Nash Bargaining Solution

Black-Scholes Model: What It Is, How It Works, and Options Formula

Brownian Motion and Its Applications In The Stock Market

National Archives: The Marshall Plan 1948

“Postcard from Campus: Spring Bloom”
Iowa State University@IowaStateUhttps://t.co/jQo4mJD2cg pic.twitter.com/qBK7WCNLoh

— Standards Michigan (@StandardsMich) May 17, 2024

Just me, my sweep net, and a bucket trying to calm one grumpy alfalfa farmer at a time pic.twitter.com/jE4XlQ6OKA

— Lily Ziehmer (@LivinLikeLil) May 17, 2024

“Happy” (Pharrell Williams, Cover)
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill | UNC Clef Hangers@clefhangers @UNC
print(“Lunch Hour 1600 UTC”)n weekday(2)
print(“American Standard”)https://t.co/wSQniIvMu3 pic.twitter.com/u7iRLtppTt

— Standards Michigan (@StandardsMich) May 15, 2024

Happy May 17! Constitution Day in Norway, this is how we celebrate. Kids parade by our house. Have a great day, all good people! pic.twitter.com/BKO3fIO6Wo

— Svend Karlsen (@svendleeds) May 17, 2024

We released our butterflies today 💫 #weshinebright pic.twitter.com/pH9hoWib0s

— Laura Elam (@Elamskinders) May 15, 2024

Quick moment for a fun game today with some awesome 2nd graders. #RVRebelPride pic.twitter.com/USTPFmdnW0

— Sara Weeks (@APSaraWeeks) May 14, 2024

Hope you are crushing the day! #trackandfield #HARDWORK #flex pic.twitter.com/fBD1AaYxkB

— Riley Nuttall (@nuttallriley1) May 13, 2024

I’ve done it! I won the lottery pic.twitter.com/2utzsUS5xq

— Shay Foulk (@FoulkShay) May 12, 2024

1st event, 1st place 🥇

Ryan Talbot gets the meet started with a first place finish in the Decathlon 100m dash!#GoGreen pic.twitter.com/E5BTIFqDZn

— MSU Track & Field/XC (@MSU_TFXC) May 10, 2024

The genius of bricklayers on view here. A wonderfully ornamental effect is achieved almost entirely through ingeniously combining 228*108*54mm cuboids of baked mud. No sculpted mouldings, no fine imported materials, just brilliant and thoughtful craftmanship. pic.twitter.com/KxZw2HmFLD

— Samuel Hughes (@SCP_Hughes) October 19, 2023

When people ask: how difficult was your path?
Remember,
Just 22 years ago,
I came to America
I didn’t know a word of English
First generation
Figuring out everything alone
Now to get both MD & PhD
The highest degrees
Then go for neurosurgery
I am blessed
🙏🏾#MedTwitter #MDPhD pic.twitter.com/NsKoIgt1ZO

— Umaru Barrie, MD, PhD (@MansaBarrie) May 9, 2024

“One Hand, One Heart” from West Side Story | Nathan Pacheco & Clara Hurtado Lee
Lyceum Philharmonic at American Heritage School | American Fork Utah@LyceumPhil
print(“Lunch Hour 1600 UTC”)n weekday(2)https://t.co/z5fuqj0AQIhttps://t.co/GzvIkHosor pic.twitter.com/JVSYkkORV1

— Standards Michigan (@StandardsMich) May 8, 2024