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Everything we have published on language-barrier — collected in one place, newest first.
One specific thing from their profile, one real detail about you, one easy question. Ten worked openers, how to write for a second-language reader, and when to stop.
Side-by-side beats face-to-face when you're jet-lagged and sharing half a language. Nine dates that work, seven that don't, and how to build a graceful exit.
What translation tools handle well, the four things they mangle, and how couples build a working private language — plus the quiet cost nobody warns you about.
Family, politics, money and exes are ordinary small talk somewhere and an interrogation somewhere else. What travels, what doesn't, and how to recover fast.
Direct and indirect styles without the national stereotypes: choosing the moment and the medium, opening well, repairing badly handled ones, and knowing what is unfixable.