Is it Mothers’ Day today? Or Mother’s Day? Or Mothers Day maybe? In Hungarian, there is no dilemma around the spelling of Anyák napja. In English, however, hyphenation raises a question. We have found out about it and put a link in our blog post, in case you have any doubt about that hyphen...
We are less than 2 days from May. The high season for city tours starts around late spring and lasts until early autumn. We would like to help you get ready, in an unusual way.
On an easy Sunday afternoon like this, we recommend that you sit back and, for some light reading practice, join us in figuring out what on earth the term international pixel-stained technopeasant means and why it is mentioned on the same page as the London Marathon and Shakespeare.
Don’t you find it interesting that sometimes, in a ten-word sentence, there are at least five words that did not exist a few decades ago?
Easter traditions vary not only from country to country but also even neighbouring regions of the same country celebrate Easter in different ways...
Why did the first day of April become April Fools’ Day? Is it a global phenomenon? What are the craziest and most famous April Fools’ Day pranks?
17 proverbs
május 10, 2020
“Proverbs are short sayings that state a truth or offer a piece of advice.” – states the definition.
7 words that are often mispronounced
május 6, 2020
Check the words & the links below to find out if you pronounce these words right…
Today is Mothers’ Day
május 3, 2020
It is celebrated on various days around the world, most commonly in March or May. In Hungary we celebrate it on the first Sunday of May. Norway celebrates Mothers as early as the second Sunday of February, while they wait until 22nd December in Indonesia to celebrate it.
English language TV apps for language learners
április 29, 2020
Using the TV apps below, you can watch language learning programmes and authentic English TV shows on your smart device.
Find extra motivation
április 25, 2020
Technology, Entertainment and Design or, as most of us know it, TED…