With exams coming up, everyone is stressed. So voila! I present to you a list of 10 cool Japanese words that you could read as a break from your studies. Wabi-sabi n. beauty found in the imperfections; an acceptance of the cycle of life and death. Tsundoku n. a…
Here’s a short video to shine some light on your Valentine’s day.
When faced with learning a new language, most of us would draw a blank. We don’t understand what’s happening, what they’re saying and what you’re supposed to be learning. The art of learning (And teaching!) a language is hard work. Luckily, thanks to this new thing called the internet, learning a language is now at the…
When it comes to me ordering a drink from Starbucks, the menu might as well be written in Greek. Honestly, when people order, I always think to myself – “you want a tall, non-fat, no foam, whipped cream topped, caramel drizzled what?” – and the barista doesn’t even bat an eyelash. The other day, I…
Even though language has become an integrated part of our lives, most of us do not pause to consider the importance in which it plays in our perception of the world around us. Language is a product of social norms, tradition, culture, and even history. In fact, many historians have even found evidence of geographical…
Or so says Stephen Fry, the voice behind Little Big Planet (among other things), in this beautiful video showcasing an eloquent use of speech, bashing those who nit-pick language. Do misplaced apostrophes make you mad? This might be good for you. Do you love to talk? This will be good for you too. [youtube J7E-aoXLZGY] One of…
I’m sure that most of us have had to write English or Social Studies papers this past week…and because of that fact, I was reminded of an article I read a while ago about spelling. “English spelling “truely atrosious”, says academic“ This article basically highlights how…unique (to put it nicely) the English language is. Don’t…