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 »
Have you ever wondered why we use particular sounds to call cats, unlike other animals? What’s ever more interesting is the they respond to our calls. (Well, most of the times, sometimes they do recognize the call but they choose to ignore you). And did you know that cats are called differently in different countries? …
Auto-correct is a two-edged sword. It can make online chats easy and convenient and it can also make them so difficult when autocorrect overcorrects. We have compiled a bunch of examples where autocorrect went nuts and had disastrous results. Let us know your favorites.
The way we use language everyday is not as simple as it seems. A simple sentence can be understood in so many ways in different contexts and our brains make a lot of effort to arrive at the most accurate meaning in a given situation. “It’s hot in here” can be used to literally describe …
35 People Who Took Instructions Literally And The Results Were Hilarious. Read More »
Native speaker or not, you can’t disagree that more often than not you just can’t find that word you’re looking for. It’s there, you’ve used it a thousand times but you just can’t retrieve it from memory. That often happens when your brain has been exhausted and your CPU cannot process any more data. Usually, …
25 People Whose Brain Stopped Working And Forgot How To Use English. Read More »
The first thing readers interact with in a book is the writer’s dedication. So it’s gotta be important and catchy. Not so many writers invest time to make the best dedication that can attract readers. Instead, most books begin with boring and unimaginative dedications and that’s why you can’t remember most of them. Only those …
35 Writers Who Took Book Dedications To Another Level. Read More »
Typing was a lot of fun before autocorrect came along. People used to type stuff and they had nothing to help them spell words. But even with autocorrect in town, people still make spelling mistakes, and not just any spelling mistakes; mistakes that make you wonder how could anyone get that word wrong. Language is …
37 People Who Used Incorrect But Similar-Sounding Words, And The Results Are Hilarious. Read More »
When we use language we don’t often notice what some words mean if taken literally, but when you actually pause for a second and think about what some expressions literally mean, you’d be surprised how you didn’t notice that before. The words that we use every day are so full of joy and wonder and …
20 Clever And Funny Illustrations Showing The Literal Meanings Of Idioms. Read More »
The fact that puns are possible is already enough reason to live. The best puns are witty and are always relevant to the time we live in. Punster Lim Heng Swee designed a series of puns that are so relevant to our quarantined existence, that it’s hard to turn away from. “I always think that positive energy …
26 Moody Animal Puns To Remind Everyone That It’s OK To Be Sad. Read More »
Language differences are a great source of fascination and we’re blessed with the abundance of languages that exist in the world today. Every time we ask our followers at The Language Nerds to share how they say something in their language, we get awesome and fascinating responses that we can’t wait to share with the …
Top 20 Euphemisms for “Period” From Around the World. Read More »