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Do you know the difference between a barbecue and a garden party? They have less in common than you would expect...
Do you ever wonder about the origin of words? Some words have amazing stories or legends surrounding their origin. For example, most learners of English, sooner or later, come across the famous story behind the word ”sandwich”. (Should you not know that, click on the link below.)
In other words: If you are interested in something and want to find out about it in articles, books, videos, podcasts: look for them in the language that you are learning.
We have 9 super-weird but existing English words for you. The question is:
Do you know who polyglots are? Lydia Machova’s TED talk about the secrets of learning a new language has close to 8.5 million views...
Words born in ’22
augusztus 14, 2022
Language never stops evolving. Some words become obsolete and gradually disappear and new words appear on the horizon every day…
223 summer recipes – part II
augusztus 7, 2022
A few days ago we posted part one of our two-part mini series on summer recipes…
Beat the heat
július 24, 2022
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?
Ice cream, yellow pigs and justice
július 17, 2022
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.
