Some of theworld’slanguages aregrammaticallymore complexthan othersAI produceshuman-likesentences, so itmust possesshuman-likegrammaticalrepresentationsSign languagesare visualrepresentationsof thesurroundingspoken languageFormal, carefulspeech isgrammaticallymore sophisticatedthan casual,everyday speechLinguisticabilities steadilyincrease as achild growsolderSomelanguagesare morelogical thanothersCultures withgreatertechnologicalsophistication tendto havegrammaticallyricher languages.Somelanguages havenogrammar/syntaxEach countrynaturallycorrespondsto a singlelanguageAdults’corrections arenecessary forchildren toacquiregrammarSign languagescannot expressabstract orhighly technicalideasTexting andsocial mediaaredestroyinggrammarA native speakerof a language isnaturally able toexplain the rulesof its ownlanguageCreoles aresimplified or“broken”versions ofotherlanguagesAI can correctlydefine and usewords, so itnecessarilyunderstandswords as humansdoChildren and AIlanguage modelsreceive the samekind of linguisticinput; modelssimply receivemore of itParents andothercaregiversteach youngchildren theirlanguageSomelanguages takelonger thanothers forchildren tolearnChildren cannotproducesentences theyhave neverpreviouslyheardDoublenegatives areinherentlyillogical (I didn’tsee nobody)Languagesbecome lessgrammaticalas theychangeIncreasing theamount of datanecessarilymakes an AIsystem morehuman-likeEveryexpression canbe translatedword-for-wordinto anotherlanguageSocietieswithout writingdo not possessfully developedlanguagesSome of theworld’slanguages aregrammaticallymore complexthan othersAI produceshuman-likesentences, so itmust possesshuman-likegrammaticalrepresentationsSign languagesare visualrepresentationsof thesurroundingspoken languageFormal, carefulspeech isgrammaticallymore sophisticatedthan casual,everyday speechLinguisticabilities steadilyincrease as achild growsolderSomelanguagesare morelogical thanothersCultures withgreatertechnologicalsophistication tendto havegrammaticallyricher languages.Somelanguages havenogrammar/syntaxEach countrynaturallycorrespondsto a singlelanguageAdults’corrections arenecessary forchildren toacquiregrammarSign languagescannot expressabstract orhighly technicalideasTexting andsocial mediaaredestroyinggrammarA native speakerof a language isnaturally able toexplain the rulesof its ownlanguageCreoles aresimplified or“broken”versions ofotherlanguagesAI can correctlydefine and usewords, so itnecessarilyunderstandswords as humansdoChildren and AIlanguage modelsreceive the samekind of linguisticinput; modelssimply receivemore of itParents andothercaregiversteach youngchildren theirlanguageSomelanguages takelonger thanothers forchildren tolearnChildren cannotproducesentences theyhave neverpreviouslyheardDoublenegatives areinherentlyillogical (I didn’tsee nobody)Languagesbecome lessgrammaticalas theychangeIncreasing theamount of datanecessarilymakes an AIsystem morehuman-likeEveryexpression canbe translatedword-for-wordinto anotherlanguageSocietieswithout writingdo not possessfully developedlanguages

Language Myths: Heard in the Wild Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Some of the world’s languages are grammatically more complex than others
  2. AI produces human-like sentences, so it must possess human-like grammatical representations
  3. Sign languages are visual representations of the surrounding spoken language
  4. Formal, careful speech is grammatically more sophisticated than casual, everyday speech
  5. Linguistic abilities steadily increase as a child grows older
  6. Some languages are more logical than others
  7. Cultures with greater technological sophistication tend to have grammatically richer languages.
  8. Some languages have no grammar/syntax
  9. Each country naturally corresponds to a single language
  10. Adults’ corrections are necessary for children to acquire grammar
  11. Sign languages cannot express abstract or highly technical ideas
  12. Texting and social media are destroying grammar
  13. A native speaker of a language is naturally able to explain the rules of its own language
  14. Creoles are simplified or “broken” versions of other languages
  15. AI can correctly define and use words, so it necessarily understands words as humans do
  16. Children and AI language models receive the same kind of linguistic input; models simply receive more of it
  17. Parents and other caregivers teach young children their language
  18. Some languages take longer than others for children to learn
  19. Children cannot produce sentences they have never previously heard
  20. Double negatives are inherently illogical (I didn’t see nobody)
  21. Languages become less grammatical as they change
  22. Increasing the amount of data necessarily makes an AI system more human-like
  23. Every expression can be translated word-for-word into another language
  24. Societies without writing do not possess fully developed languages