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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...
Language & Health
május 9, 2021
There must be fascinating ways to combine language learning and keeping fit but our title “Language & health” refers to something else.
Sunday info snack
május 9, 2021
It’s Sunday morning, allow us to serve you a light info snack…
Multilingual digital platform
április 27, 2021
In a press release published this week, the Conference on the Future of Europe announced the launch of its multilingual digital platform.
One-minute quiz
április 19, 2021
11 items are listed below. Believe it or not, there is only ONE that is not commemorated or celebrated today (somewhere on the planet)…
Spring celebrations around the world
április 4, 2021
As spring arrives people around the world celebrate different things and commemorate different events in different ways…