Tag: language

September 26, 2014 at 1:22 pm

Benedict Cumberbatch Can’t Pronounce “Penguins”

Benedict Cumberbatch Can't Pronounce "Penguins"

Even when he messes up it just makes him more relatable. Cumberbatch can do no wrong! As a random side note, did you know Emperor penguins (not the ones shown in the video above), can dive to 1,850 feet (565 meters) underwater? That’s deeper than any other bird in the world and deeper than…

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July 31, 2014 at 3:11 pm

Here’s an Interesting Sentence

Here's an Interesting Sentence

I do not know where family doctors acquired illegibly perplexing handwriting; nevertheless, extraordinary pharmaceutical intellectuality counterbalancing indecipherability transcendentalizes intercommunication’s incomprehensibleness. Here we see a twenty-word sentence where each successive word increases in length by a single letter until we arrive at incomprehensibleness. A literary gem! If you enjoyed this post,…

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July 17, 2014 at 4:44 pm

Principal Writes Incredible Letter to Students Regarding Standardized Test Results

Principal Writes Incredible Letter to Students Regarding Standardized Test Results

After receiving their standardized test results, students at the Barrowford Primary School in Lancashire, England received a letter from their principal Rachel Tomlinson. The letter, posted below, reminds students of all the things a standardized test doesn’t measure. The letter was inspired by fellow educator Kimberley Hurd, who penned a blog post last October…

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July 3, 2014 at 6:17 pm

How to Talk like Porky Pig

How to Talk like Porky Pig

Even when you know how it’s done it doesn’t make it any easier to imitate! This is a clip from the documentary, I Know That Voice (2013). Voice actor Bob Bergen explains how to talk like the famous Looney Tunes character, Porky Pig.

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May 15, 2014 at 11:03 am

15 Words in Other Languages with No Direct English Equivalent

15 Words in Other Languages with No Direct English Equivalent

‘Found in Translation‘ is an ongoing series that highlights words in other languages with no direct English equivalent. The illustrative posters are done by Anjana Ilyer, a Mumbai-born graphic designer currently based in Auckland, New Zealand. Anjana’s goal is to do 100 of these illustrations in 100 days. You can see the entire series…

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May 10, 2014 at 2:21 pm

This is What Happens When You Mix a Hip Hop Beat with an Auctioneer

This is What Happens When You Mix a Hip Hop Beat with an Auctioneer

David Kamp mixed a hip hop beat with a video of an auctioneer and it’s hilarious. He originally came up with the idea in 2011, proclaiming it Cattlerap. In this version we hear the fast-talking auctioneer Rhett Parks do his thing at a Livestock auction in Whitewood, Saskatchewan, Canada. Drop the beat!

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April 14, 2014 at 10:27 am

This is What a Japanese Speaking Bird Sounds Like

This is What a Japanese Speaking Bird Sounds Like

In this clip we see a Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa) speaking Japanese during an exchange with its owner. Hill Mynas are renowned for the mimicry and some have placed their ability near or on par with African Grey Parrots. They can learn to reproduce many everyday sounds, whistled tunes and particularly the human voice,…

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April 3, 2014 at 3:38 pm

An Audiovisual Tour of the British Isles by Accent

An Audiovisual Tour of the British Isles by Accent

Dialect coach Andrew Jack gives us a tour of the British Isles by accent as we zoom around the area using Google Earth. The British Isles are a group of islands off the north-western coast of continental Europe that include the islands of Great Britain, Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles. To help…

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March 20, 2014 at 1:58 am

Guy Solves Impossible Wheel of Fortune Puzzle in One Guess. Wins $45K

Guy Solves Impossible Wheel of Fortune Puzzle in One Guess. Wins $45K

With his grandfather, parents and brother in the crowd, Wheel of Fortune contestant Emil solved the seemingly impossible Bonus Round puzzle on his first guess with only two of the twelve letters revealed! The bonus puzzle netted Emil $45,000 USD to give him a grand total of $63,099 on the day. If you skip…

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March 19, 2014 at 5:28 pm

The Sculpted Alphabet by FOREAL

The Sculpted Alphabet by FOREAL

FOREAL is a design studio founded by Benjamin Simon and Dirk Schuster based out of Trier, Germany. In a recently published project on Behance entitled, The Sculpted Alphabet, the team at FOREAL use CGI sculpting techniques to create a unique alphabet. In their project description, the team mentions: New tools, new playgrounds. One single…

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