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Where do New Words Come From?

Where do New Words Come From?

May 21, 2025

Traditional or Simplified Chinese?

Traditional or Simplified Chinese?

April 17, 2025

What are the 5 Hardest Languages to Learn, and Why?

What are the 5 Hardest Languages to Learn, and Why?

March 6, 2025

10 Tips for Learning Business English Fast

10 Tips for Learning Business English Fast

January 23, 2025

How to Translate Computer into Spanish

How to Translate Computer into Spanish

January 3, 2025

When the Inuit talk about snow

When the Inuit talk about snow

December 27, 2024

The History of FC Barcelona’s Hymn and the Meaning of Its Lyrics

The History of FC Barcelona’s Hymn and the Meaning of Its Lyrics

December 12, 2024

How is Business English used in professional environments?

How is Business English used in professional environments?

November 28, 2024

Why Binge-Watching Shows on Netflix Will NOT Make You Fluent in English

Why Binge-Watching Shows on Netflix Will NOT Make You Fluent in English

October 17, 2024

How to reach the Spanish-speaking US Market

How to reach the Spanish-speaking US Market

June 6, 2024

European vs. Brazilian Portuguese

European vs. Brazilian Portuguese

October 4, 2023

False Friends in Business Translation

False Friends in Business Translation

August 31, 2023

How to Translate Date Formats

How to Translate Date Formats

April 27, 2023

Ever wondered why we ‘boot’ a computer?

Ever wondered why we ‘boot’ a computer?

November 17, 2022

Spanish Translation and Text Length

Spanish Translation and Text Length

June 29, 2022

Discover Translation

Discover Translation

September 30, 2020

Naming Traditions Around the World

Naming Traditions Around the World

September 23, 2020

A Sinister History

A Sinister History

August 19, 2020

Chinese Country Names and Their Meaning

Chinese Country Names and Their Meaning

August 12, 2020

Adverbs: mind or body?

Adverbs: mind or body?

August 10, 2020

The Names of Nature: Urban Flora and Fauna

The Names of Nature: Urban Flora and Fauna

August 7, 2020

Why some words are more memorable than others

Why some words are more memorable than others

July 31, 2020

Religiolects: Beyond Yiddish

Religiolects: Beyond Yiddish

July 28, 2020

Language development in kindergarten

Language development in kindergarten

July 8, 2020

Language Development in Babies

Language Development in Babies

July 7, 2020

Better than I, or better than me?

Better than I, or better than me?

July 2, 2020

Language Isolates

Language Isolates

June 26, 2020

The Assembly Calculus

The Assembly Calculus

June 25, 2020

One-word Oxymorons

One-word Oxymorons

June 12, 2020

Quirky languages of the world!

Quirky languages of the world!

June 11, 2020

Paraprosdokians, because we all love a twist

Paraprosdokians, because we all love a twist

June 4, 2020

Your neural Language Pathway is 25 million years old

Your neural Language Pathway is 25 million years old

May 29, 2020

The Etymology of the word ‘Vaccine’

The Etymology of the word ‘Vaccine’

May 28, 2020

Translation Memory FAQs

Translation Memory FAQs

May 25, 2020

English: the Lingua Franca of Science (2)

English: the Lingua Franca of Science (2)

May 21, 2020

Etymology of the word Scum

Etymology of the word Scum

May 19, 2020

What should I be using machine translation for?

What should I be using machine translation for?

May 13, 2020

Two Famous Etymologists

Two Famous Etymologists

May 12, 2020

The Deaf Community of Martha’s Vineyard

The Deaf Community of Martha’s Vineyard

May 11, 2020

A Brief History of Sign Language: Part Two

A Brief History of Sign Language: Part Two

May 4, 2020

Grammatical Gender: a mystery to many!

Grammatical Gender: a mystery to many!

April 28, 2020

A Brief History of Sign Language

A Brief History of Sign Language

April 27, 2020

Janus Words: Duality and contradiction

Janus Words: Duality and contradiction

April 20, 2020

Nicaraguan Sign Language: Linguistic Implications

Nicaraguan Sign Language: Linguistic Implications

April 17, 2020

The wonderful world of Etymology

The wonderful world of Etymology

April 15, 2020

Nicaraguan Sign Language: A linguistic phenomenon

Nicaraguan Sign Language: A linguistic phenomenon

April 13, 2020

Remote learning in the time of COVID-19

Remote learning in the time of COVID-19

March 25, 2020

Staying sane in self-isolation

Staying sane in self-isolation

March 23, 2020

Learn a foreign language at home

Learn a foreign language at home

March 18, 2020

How do languages develop?

How do languages develop?

March 13, 2020

Gairaigo, Japanese Loanwords

Gairaigo, Japanese Loanwords

March 11, 2020

Bilingual Babies

Bilingual Babies

March 6, 2020

Loanwords – Give them back!

Loanwords – Give them back!

March 4, 2020

Speaking Zoomer (Neural Machine Translation)

Speaking Zoomer (Neural Machine Translation)

March 2, 2020

Why do only human apes ask questions?

Why do only human apes ask questions?

February 28, 2020

How to learn a second language… as an adult

How to learn a second language… as an adult

February 26, 2020

Language Learning with Apps

Language Learning with Apps

February 19, 2020

Do you Dab or Vossi Bop?

Do you Dab or Vossi Bop?

February 14, 2020

Who are the Language Martyrs?

Who are the Language Martyrs?

February 5, 2020

False Friends

False Friends

January 31, 2020

British English vs. American English

British English vs. American English

January 29, 2020

Quirks and Difficulties of Phrasal Verbs

Quirks and Difficulties of Phrasal Verbs

January 22, 2020

The etymology of chocolate

The etymology of chocolate

January 20, 2020

The differences between Indian and British English

The differences between Indian and British English

January 17, 2020

How to speak Guatemalan Spanish like a local!

How to speak Guatemalan Spanish like a local!

January 15, 2020

Is there such a thing as correct English?

Is there such a thing as correct English?

January 8, 2020

8 examples of funny translation mistakes

8 examples of funny translation mistakes

July 29, 2019

Top five language learning questions answered

Top five language learning questions answered

July 16, 2019

Survival rates of endangered languages

Survival rates of endangered languages

February 28, 2019

Does being bilingual make you more attractive?!

Does being bilingual make you more attractive?!

February 22, 2019

Learning A New Language Keeps You Young

Learning A New Language Keeps You Young

February 14, 2019

Alphabet Trivia!

Alphabet Trivia!

February 7, 2019

Discovering idioms in Quechua

Discovering idioms in Quechua

January 17, 2019

Why language-learners should study idioms

Why language-learners should study idioms

January 14, 2019

Visiting Thailand!

December 10, 2018

Learning Japanese

November 29, 2018

Visiting China? Learn the basics!

November 21, 2018

Top mobile apps to learn English

November 15, 2018

Visiting Croatia? Know the basics!

Visiting Croatia? Know the basics!

November 12, 2018

Common mistakes when learning Portuguese

Common mistakes when learning Portuguese

November 10, 2018

British pubs – A National Institution!

British pubs – A National Institution!

November 8, 2018

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