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We know what we celebrate on 20th August in Hungary. It’s much less common knowledge for us that this day is a significant day in the Moroccan history, too. And if you work for NASA you know that the launch of the Voyager 2 spacecraft also took place on this day almost half a century ago...
Language never stops evolving. Some words become obsolete and gradually disappear and new words appear on the horizon every day...
A few days ago we posted part one of our two-part mini series on summer recipes...
We managed to double what we offered you a year ago…
Have you had enough of the sun? Have you found a blanket-size free spot in the shade? Do you feel like sitting back and having a crossword siesta?
What is common in peach ice cream, yellow pigs, emojis, tattoos and international justice? Isn’t it obvious? We celebrate them on the same day every year.

For the conscious reader

In less than 20 days it’s summer. For conscious language learners who want to find some great books for the summer we have an invaluable link.

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21st century tourists

Generally, it’s around late spring that city tour high season starts but, as our four seasons are shifting and our climate is changing, I think it’s safer to say that after two weeks of good spring weather in a row, suddenly tourist come out of their caves and appear in the cities…

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Seriously?

Once or twice a year, we invite you, just for fun, just as a light Sunday afternoon reading tip, to join us and find out what we celebrate on that given day around the world…

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Troll, boop, trill and others

In music, when new artists appear, we talk about one-hit wonders and real stars with long-lasting fame and recognition. It’s the same with new words in a language. New words appear, we start using them, some of them become part of our most frequently used active vocabulary, other words become popular for some time and then disappear for good.

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Spring cleaning

Prepare for this year’s spring cleaning and boost your vocabulary. Spring has sprung and we have a blog entry for you with essential spring cleaning vocabulary, with clear explanations, images and examples.

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