Do The Inuit People Really Have 50 Words For Snow?
There’s a certain kind of schoolyard wisdom that kids love to throw around. They’re facts like “antidisestablishmentarianism is the longest word in English” or “if Read More
Author: Thomas Devlin
8 Games That Will Help You Learn A New Language
Games are a fun way to spend time with friends and family. Or, depending on how competitive your friends and family are, they’re a fun Read More
A Guide To The Most Common Brazilian And Portuguese Phrases
Do you sometimes feel like “a donkey looking at the palace”? Or do you “think it’s cool” to be amazed by what you see? Portuguese Read More
Talkin’ ‘Bout The Generations: Millennial Language
Millennials have been in the generational spotlight for quite a while now. The word “millennial” was basically shorthand for “kids these days” until someone pointed Read More
Linguistic Thanksgiving: The Stories Behind Your Favorite Holiday Foods
Thanksgiving is the most American of all holidays. Built on a legacy of colonialism in the form of a historical feast held by Pilgrims and Read More
What Is Ladino, And Where Is It Spoken?
The lifespan of a language is impossible to predict. Its fortunes rise and fall with the people who speak it, and there’s no knowing when Read More
Why Swearing In A Different Language Is So Unsatisfying
Profanity is experiencing a renaissance right now. A Profanaissance, if you will. There’s more swearing on television than ever before, and even cursing at work Read More
Spanish Letters: How To Pronounce X, Or La Equis
Eccentric but not outlandish, strange but not unusual, exaggerated but not grotesque. That’s X — la equis — the sexiest letter in the Spanish alphabet. The Read More
How Did The Continents Get Their Names?
Geographical names split the world up every which way. For as long as humans have been around, they’ve been naming the land around them. For Read More
8 English Phrases That Don’t Make Sense
The English language is filled with colorful turns of phrase. If you’re a native speaker of the language, you’ve probably learned plenty of them via Read More