Words are more connected than you think
When I was growing up, words just seemed random. That was a dog, this was a cat and I just got on with life. It was only much later that I began to notice that the words in other languages seemed strangely familiar. If a word in another language is similar, how did it get […]
How do you learn how to write?
How do I write? How am I doing what I am doing right now? Honestly, I don’t know. It seemed to just happen one day. I started this page and then just started posting stuff on it. I would get an idea and then I would just start writing about it. Maybe that’s the secret. […]
Chocolatine or Pain au Chocolat
By Camille Masson When one thinks of the French language, they typically think of Paris, France, and fine food. However, there are many other places where French is used, namely in the Canadian province of Québec. However, there are important differences between Québécois French and European French that can be found in their idioms, phonetic […]
It’s over, Anakin, I have the high ground
“It’s over, Anakin, I have the high ground” “Tá sé críochnaithe” translates literally as “is her completed”. críochnaithe is derived from críoch which means boundary or end.In Irish the verb always comes first. For adjectives and past participles (like completed) you must use the word “tá” which is cognate with Spanish estar. In Spanish estar […]
Learning through media
I taught myself German and it was a long arduous process. With Swedish I wanted to take it easy and do things a bit differently. So I just watched music videos of Disney songs I knew, watched Swedish vloggers (even if I didn’t understand much) and read Swedish memes. I am still far from fluent […]
How to learn a language
My journey to running a language media company has been a bit unorthodox. I studied Computer Science at University for years. I first got my Bachelors Degree, then worked as a programmer, then I went for my Masters Degree. After my Masters, I got a job as a programmer, but I got sick a few […]
