If you’ve never lived somewhere else outside your country, you will always have false assumptions about other cultures. And this is very common, everyone has stereotypes about other countries and cultures, but sometimes they can go really far. To give you an idea about the most common stereotypes that people in different places have about …
28 Maps Mocking National Stereotypes Around the World. Read More »
The purpose of learning a language is to communicate. We want to express ourselves in the best way we can, and if you’ve been learning a second language, especially English, you will immediately understand that that’s not an easy task. It takes tremendous effort to make yourself understood in a second language. While some of …
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Cultural and linguistic diversity is very interesting. The melting-pot of different cultures and languages in the world defines the genius ways that humans came up with to express their thoughts and identities. These differences become staggering when one travels to different places. You get to understand that the way you live is not the only …
30 Hilarious Comics That Illustrate The Differences Between Cultures and Languages. Read More »
A tautology is an expression or phrase that says the same thing twice, just in a different way. Differently said, it is an expression that has two or more parts that are redundant, or synonymous. Most often, a tautology is considered undesirable and a fault of style and is avoided at all costs in literary works. …
19 Totally Redundant and Tautological Place Names. Read More »
As of today, there are approximately 7000 spoken languages in the world. The great majority of these languages are spoken by very tiny minorities. It might come as a surprise to know that about 70% of the world’s population, two-thirds of the people walking the earth right now, use or speak only 16 of these …
Map Shows Where The Most Popular Languages Are Spoken. Read More »
Irony is a figure of speech that not all writers master. It takes a lot of wit and word knowledge to come up with clever ironic expressions that stir laughter and humor. The best kind of irony is usually subtle and does not fail to make you laugh at the irony of the universe. An …
34 Accidentally Ironic Images That Show the Universe Has A Weird Sense of Humor. Read More »
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There is a lot of ways to express love and endearment to your significant other. And while you shoulnd’t wait for any occasion to express to someone how much they mean to you, Valentine’s Day remains the best occasion to celebrate romantic love. Aside from love cards and conversation hearts that you could give your …
26 Love Puns And Jokes to Make Your Sweetheart Smile. Read More »
Whether you speak English as a first or a 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 a lot of people are learning English today than ever before, most of them express …
Translation is not a very easy task. It requires deep knowledge of at least two languages to translate sufficiently and effectively. Any language expert can testify that you cannot really translate everything from one language into another and that a lot of details and nuances get lost in translation.