Tag: language

July 2, 2019 at 2:25 pm

Linguist Surprises Strangers By Speaking Their Native Tongue

Linguist Surprises Strangers By Speaking Their Native Tongue

Self-taught polyglot Moses McCormick surprise strangers by conversing with them in their native tongue

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June 11, 2019 at 1:23 pm

Parisians Trying to Pronounce Tricky English Words

Parisians Trying to Pronounce Tricky English Words

Two words: Square Friend

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May 23, 2019 at 2:54 pm

An FBI Agent On How To Read Body Language

An FBI Agent On How To Read Body Language

FBI agent and body language expert Joe Navarro breaks down the ways we communicate non-verbally

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April 2, 2019 at 8:21 am

A Phonetic Map (English) of the Human Mouth

A Phonetic Map (English) of the Human Mouth

Try pronouncing the words from left to right and see if you can feel where the sounds are being produced!

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December 20, 2018 at 11:25 am

The Actual Meaning of 11 Common Email Phrases

The Actual Meaning of 11 Common Email Phrases

Is “Per my last email” the most passive aggressive phrase ever?

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November 29, 2018 at 12:17 pm

Things Native English Speakers Know, But Don’t Know..

Things Native English Speakers Know, But Don't Know..

Subconsciously changing word order, it’s a thing

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September 17, 2018 at 11:59 am

How an 1830s Meme Became the Most Widely Spoken Word in the World

How an 1830s Meme Became the Most Widely Spoken Word in the World

Okay this is pretty interesting

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August 30, 2018 at 1:30 pm

When Your Name Is Too Rude for a Website’s Algorithm

When Your Name Is Too Rude for a Website's Algorithm

The phenomenon is so common there’s even a name for it, the ‘Scunthorpe problem’

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August 13, 2018 at 5:07 pm

If English Were Phonetically Consistent It Would Sound Like This

If English Were Phonetically Consistent It Would Sound Like This

An interesting exploration of the English language by Aaron Alon

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July 9, 2018 at 4:27 pm

The Importance of Sentence Length in Writing

The Importance of Sentence Length in Writing

An excerpt from Gary Provost’s 1985 book, “100 ways to improve your writing”

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