Tag: language

August 12, 2023 at 8:18 pm

‘They are getting two or three dollars more than the rest of us.’ This Bilingual Healthcare Worker Refuses to Translate for Patients For Free When Others Get Paid For It

Always demand more. You have more leverage than you think.

June 3, 2023 at 9:07 am

What’s The Difference Between Language And Dialect?

Historically, they say it has less to do with language and more to do with politics.

January 12, 2023 at 10:49 pm

The Explanations Behind 15 Misleading Misnomers

The “funny bone” isn’t a bone at all.

January 8, 2023 at 1:11 am

New Thesis Claims May Have Decoded 2,500-Year-Old “Language Machine”

“Pāṇini’s algorithm creates grammatically correct Sanskrit words and those of many other languages.”

November 3, 2022 at 10:03 pm

4 Grammar Rules You Really Don’t Need to Worry About

Still… aren’t you curious?

September 26, 2022 at 1:34 am

12 Illnesses You Can Only Catch in German

I’ve got that bad Föhnkrankheit.

September 23, 2022 at 11:51 pm

9 Maps That Show the Differences in How Americans Say Things

Y’all gonna learn today!

September 21, 2022 at 8:44 pm

Interesting and Expressive Words That Don’t Exist in English

Ever heard of schadenfreude?

September 3, 2022 at 1:01 am

It’s Official: Baby Talk Is Universal

Finally, something that we all share!

August 31, 2022 at 12:12 am

Figuring Out the Longest Words in the English Language

Bet you don’t know it!

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‘They are getting two or three dollars more than the rest of us.’ This Bilingual Healthcare Worker Refuses to Translate for Patients For Free When Others Get Paid For It

What’s The Difference Between Language And Dialect?

The Explanations Behind 15 Misleading Misnomers

New Thesis Claims May Have Decoded 2,500-Year-Old “Language Machine”

4 Grammar Rules You Really Don’t Need to Worry About

12 Illnesses You Can Only Catch in German

9 Maps That Show the Differences in How Americans Say Things

Interesting and Expressive Words That Don’t Exist in English

It’s Official: Baby Talk Is Universal

Figuring Out the Longest Words in the English Language

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‘They are getting two or three dollars more than the rest of us.’ This Bilingual Healthcare Worker Refuses to Translate for Patients For Free When Others Get Paid For It

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Job Applicant Abruptly Leaves Group Job Interview With Epic Comeback As Soon As Interviewer Says The Role Has No Health Insurance

Family Wants To Take Their Toddler To The Community Pool, But The Landlord Insists They Have To Pay $25 For Each Pool Pass

Woman Went Grocery Shopping Wearing A Black T-Shirt And Jeans, So A Confused Customer Mistook Her For An Employee And Ended Up Shopping With Her

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