We wrote a lot of articles previously on how some English idioms translate to other languages. Such as how different languages say it rains cats and dogs. Today, we’ve got another phrase for you that makes it to pretty much every language. That phrase is “a piece of cake“. “A piece of cake” is an […]
No other language beats German at having words for possibly every feeling and just plain everything. German’s shady technique of compounding nouns gave it a unique vocabulary that’s just a joy to use. This is why most of these words are hard to find in other languages and the best way to know what they
There is nothing exciting or amusing about a protest. People cram the streets against their will, angry most often, to express disagreement against a certain government decision or make their opinions heard about a certain issue. They protest with their voice and they put up protest signs that summarize what they stand for. We know
The most twisted thing there is are words. Words are the building blocks of language; the thing that makes us human. The way we use words to communicate is amazingly complex. One word can mean something in a certain context, and something completely different in another context. It is this specific feature of words that
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Students won’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. That’s how high school teacher James Callahan won the utmost appreciation of his students. The Massachusetts educator at Lowell High School showed how much he cares about his profession and students by keeping an alphabetic list of the slang terms his
Probably the first thing that most people turn to before they purchase something online are the reviews under a certain product. While, most of the time the product reviews are helpful and honestly reflect the user experience with a particular product and greatly help make purchase decisions, sometimes some reviews are so sarcastic that they
20 of The Most Hilarious Online Reviews Spotted Online. Read More »
Word etymology is fun and interesting. There is always wonder in tracing back where words come from. Sometimes, some very common words have really weird origins. Like this list we put together a while back. The Book of Everyone did something similarly fun. They came with word facts that we think will blow your mind,
27 Interesting Facts About Words That You Probably Didn’t Know. Read More »
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 hilarious signs before, not for their cleverness, but for their clumsiness. You might
Although it can be tough to learn and understand, the alphabet of the Arabic language is quite a sight to look at and a great source of fascination for those interested in languages. Fun fact, the Arabic alphabet doesn’t have any short vowel letters. Instead, it has what is called “harakat”_features_ that are placed on
40 Arabic Words Transformed into Illustrations of Their Literal Meanings. Read More »
