A tattoo is such a very hard commitment to make. It’s something that’s gonna be burned in your skin for the rest of your life. That’s why you’ve got to be extra careful what you put there. Tattoos that involve words are the trickiest. Imagine a tattoo artist who’s not that versed in English grammar […]
The linguistic differences and gaps between Chinese and English are so far apart that translating from one to the other can be extremely tricky. This is also why English natives find it so difficult to learn Mandarin, and the same is also true for Chinese natives. We know for a fact that translation is such
It takes a lot of thought to get people’s attention to read a sign. You have to be clever with words to put up a sign that people will actually read and get involved with. We have already collected a bunch of signs before, not for their cleverness, but for their clumsiness. You might want
Commas, tense, and proper grammar and punctuation might not be something that most people enjoy or pay attention to. But to us, language fanatics, they’re what gives meaning to our lives. After all, commas are what saves lives in a sentence like “Let’s eat grandma”. And grammar is the difference between “knowing your shit” and
30 Jokes That Only Grammar Nerds Will Understand And Appreciate. Read More »
You may have noticed that people in America do things radically differently. I don’t know if that’s a tendency or that Americans try so hard to distinguish themselves from the rest of the word. I mean why would you choose Fahrenheit over the much more elegant Celsius, mile over kilometer (and don’t get me started on how kilometer is pronounced over there), pound (which
21 Phrases Americans Say That Make Zero Sense To Non-Americans. Read More »
The number one source of frustration when learning a language is the number of times we forget words we just learned. It takes a lot of practice to make words stick to our memory. Most people when they forget a word in a second language, get embarrassed, their lives crash right there, and they wish
Italians gave the world a lot, including Western civilization and a great culture and language. There is something Italian in every household today and that’s one more reason to adore Italians and the Italian culture. There are two things that make Italians particularly special and that’s their hand gestures and food. A lot of jokes
29 Jokes About Italians That Will Make You Laugh Out Loud. Read More »
Whether you speak English as a first or second language, you have your own reasons for hating the English language. It could be the irritating spelling, pronunciation, or the confusing grammar rules that natives break all the time. Because many people are learning English today than ever before, most of them express their frustration while
26 Reasons Why English Drive People To Utter Frustration. Read More »
News in the good old days used to be fun. Before the internet, you’d get your news from fresh papers, with the smell of ink, and the satisfying sound of turning pages. What was particularly funny are the occasional blunders found in newspapers, because once it’s out there it can’t be altered. If a blunder
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Punctuation in writing is crucial. It’s the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse and helping your uncle jack off a horse. Knowing where a comma or an apostrophe goes in a sentence can make a great difference. There is nothing more hilarious and embarrassing sometimes than a misplaced punctuation mark and the
30 Times People Misused Quotation Marks And Made It Suspiciously Weird. Read More »
