The holiday season is upon us. With the candy canes, sugarplums, and mistletoe also come cards, Christmas greetings, messages from family, friends, and co-workers. While this is all in the spirit of the festivities, where things get a little tricky is finding the right words for the right occasion. In this article, we’ll go over …
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There are more than 7000 languages spoken in the world today. But this number doesn’t begin to scratch the surface of all the languages that have existed throughout human history. Few are the lucky ones that have survived from antiquity to the modern day. For example, Latin, Sumerian, and Phoenician were all the languages of …
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When learning a new language, we often occupy ourselves exclusively with hard-set rules. But there is so much more to the way people actually speak than standard grammar and vocabulary. English is a great example of this with thousands of new words and expressions being coined every year. A huge percentage of these come from …
Introduction Learning a new language from scratch can be difficult. Especially when you have to somehow fit it into your already busy schedule. For many, this means picking up whatever would be easiest. But how do you determine difficulty when it comes to languages? There is no objective standard by which to judge a language …
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There are many factors that you may want to consider before committing to learning a new language. But more often than not, popularity is a strong sign that a language is worth your time and effort. And while you certainly shouldn’t limit yourself to the most popular 10 or 20 options, they are a good …
How you ought properly to spell “fish” in English: “ghoti” George Bernard Shaw This statement does make sense. In cough, gh is pronounced [f]; in women, o gives [i]; finally, ti is [ʃ] in nation. This example perfectly illustrates the cornerstone idea: reading and pronunciation rules in English are never simple, so even advanced learners …
