Be romantic – not only on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is the most popular time to say something special to someone whom you really like. But you can do this every day – there are different ways in many languages. French is often considered as ‘the language of love’. So you can use it when you want to say, for example, You have […]
One with milk, please!
If you are one of those people who simply cannot imagine your mornings without a good cup of Joe, you’ll probably be very happy to hear this: scientists claim that coffee grains are very beneficial to your health. Warning: if you are a tea lover you should probably skip this article! Green coffee, Italian press, […]
Snow Time!
It is commonly believed that there are no better experts on snow than Eskimos, as many of us have probably heard that they have more than 500 words for snow. It is not unreasonable to think this, given that their lives depend on the intensity of the snowfall, thickness and even density of the snow […]
Ancient Words
We already know which phrase is the most difficult to pronounce and what is the longest word in the English language… well at least kind of. But the question still remains: What is the oldest word in the world? As usual, it depends on your point of view. Since words change while languages evolve, the […]
Monster Words
Have you ever wondered what the longest word in English is? The short answer is – there is no short answer. The main problem we have to deal with is what is your definition of ‘the longest word’. The easiest solution would be to look for technical terms such as ‘pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis’ – a 45-letter word […]
Twist it!
Tongue twisters are not only a fun exercise and a humorous word game but also can be a great way to improve your fluency and pronunciation. Although they are intentionally designed so as they are hard to articulate properly even by native speakers, and they naturally pose a challenge for foreigners, tongue twisters are a […]
Learning a foreign language can be fun!
Are you afraid of going abroad or cannot find a good job because of your poor knowledge of foreign languages? Don’t worry! You don’t have to spend hours with dictionaries, it is possible to learn them in much more creative way. Listen to the radio and music. You can do it everywhere – in the […]
Thanks from the mountain for reading this!
‘Ponglish’ is a new hybrid language developed by Poles that are trying to speak English without having the knowledge of grammatical structures. A similar combination of English and French forms ‘Franglais’, Spanish and English develops into ‘Spanglish’, and Swedish and English combined forms ‘Swenglist’. This can result in comical sentences such as: – Zwierzę Ci […]