Words have clear boundaries, when written we know when a word ends and and when the other starts by placing little spaces between words. But when they mush together, especially in spoken writing, we rely entirely on our intuition and context to figure out the boundaries between words. I scream and Ice cream will sound …
As of today, the world has 7111 languages according to Ethnologue. A staggering third of these languages are endangered and only spoken by very few people, 1000 speakers at best. what’s even more serious is that more than 50% of the world’s population is covered by 23 major languages.
Dad and photoshop master Tom Curtis documents kids’ drawings in a very creative way by turning them into real-life versions. Tom started with his own children’s drawings (Dom and Al), he later created an Instagram account called Things I Have Drawn where he shared these kinds of drawings. The account quickly gained publicity and now …
Artist Turns Kid’s Drawings Into Reality And The Results Are Hilariously Creepy. Read More »
We all wished we were named something fancy when we were growing up, something more exotic maybe. Let me just tell you that your name is fine, really. Seeing the names on this list will make you count your blessings that you don’t have something similar. So, here are some of the most dirty-sounding names …
If you’re a language nerd, you probably find great joy in word etymology. That’s because it’s fun! It’s always a joy to track the etymology of words. You can never know what you will find. Some words have pretty much alright etymologies. Other words, however, stun us with their completely unexpected etymologies. The Language Nerds did a …
Words with the weirdest and most unexpected etymologies. Read More »
Scientific papers are often interesting, but they are rarely funny. And scientists are usually portrayed as dry nerds with no sense of humor. But this is not always the case, scientists can be very funny and their sense of humor is very witty. To show you how funny scientists can be, here are some humor-filled …
22 Paper Titles From Scientists With A Sense Of Humor. Read More »
It’s hysterical when people incorrectly assume the origins of words. What’s even more hysterical is when the made-up origins align with people’s wrong assumptions. Sometimes people manipulate words and make adjustments to them so they fit their assumptions. Wait until you read about the etymology of words such as person, man, woman, which some people …
Most often than not, we feel the urge to make our language as blunt as possible so it falls just the way we want it on the ears of the person we are addressing. We want our message not just to be undersatood, but also carries all the emotions of the given context without the …
30 Blunt Insults Translated into Into Professional Language. Read More »
This map shows the most recurring word on each country’s English wikipedia page. The results are very interesting to say the least. The map was posted on Reddit and was created by Reddit user Amiantedeluxe. Please not that the map excludes linking words such as ‘the’, ‘country’, ‘government’ and demonyms. (Full resultion picture below)
School might not be a good place to be if you’re still a student but ask anybody that’s getting older and they tell you how nostalgic they feel about schoold and the good old memories when the only thing they worried about were homework and getting to class on time. One particultaly nostalgic thing everyone …
The Funniest And Most Creative Signs Teachers Put Up In Schools. Read More »
