15 Basic Words that are Etymological Mysteries
http://mentalfloss.com/article/71161/15-basic-words-are-etymological-mysteries I love looking up etymologies. They are little stories about the history of words. Some words in English come from and older form of the language called Old English. Some come from Norman French. Some come from Dutch. Some even come from the language of Vikings which is called Old Norse. Next time you […]
What is the problem with finding a lime in Spanish speaking countries?
http://remezcla.com/culture/lemon-vs-lime-in-spanish/ What happens when you don’t have a separate word for something? You just use a word that is used for something similar. In many Spanish speaking countries, they just refer to limes as lemons. And even if they have a separate word for it, a lot of people don’t even know what a lime […]
Did you know that people from Utrecht find it easier to pronounce English?
People in Utrecht find English easier to pronounce because the dialect there is closer to how English sounds. What is your native language? What language have you tried to learn and has your native language helped you to learn it? My native language is English, but I have learned German and it helped a lot […]
The Night’s Watch Pledge in Harbour Atlantean, Old Atlaans and Modern Atlaans
The Night’s Watch Pledge in Harbour Atlantean (the predecessor of Coastal Atlantean), Old Coastal Atlantean and Modern Coastal Atlantean (which is also known as Atlaans) Harbour Atlantean Nïxht kömath ïnth nü mïn wäxht bïgun Ït shöll nuxht ïndan but mïn töth Ixh shöll kïn wïf häban kïn länd häban, ïnth kïn kundar mäxhan Ixh […]
Watch Adele’s Hello covered in Zulu
http://www.thesouthafrican.com/watch-adeles-hello-covered-in-zulu-video/ Wow! There are so many cool covers of Adele’s Hello out there. And people have started translating the song into other languages. I have watched a version of the song in Swedish. And now I have found a version of it in Zulu. That is awesome 🙂 Zulu is one of the official languages […]
Did you know there is a British food called “Spotted Dick”?
Hahaha! Did you know there is a food called spotted dick? 😀 “Dick” in the name probably comes from some variation on the word “dough”. References to “spotted dog” have also been found. Many British deserts use “pudding”, “dough” and “dick” interchangably.
