Legal English – The Use of Legal Doublets
22 January 2019
Legal doublets are everywhere, but in everyday English communication they are less frequent. Read more to discover where confusion can arise.
50+ Fascinating Language Facts You Didn’t Know
28 March 2018
Whether you are a teacher, translator, traveler, learner, or language enthusiast, you can agree that languages are a fascinating feature of our daily lives. Hearing a foreign tongue sparks a curiosity and interest that only comes with such subtle mystery. […]
Book Recommendation For English Punctuation: Eats Shoots & Leaves
09 March 2018
It is always better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. This week we shift our focus towards punctuation in British English with the help of Eats, Shoots & Leaves – an all-time English Bestseller that focuses on […]
Beautiful Infographic of the World’s Languages
21 September 2016
Created by Alberto Lucas López for the South China Morning Post, this infographic is an artistic representation of the 4.1 billion people whose native tongue is from the 23 most spoken languages. Underneath, it also has a few other graphs […]
The Evolution of the English Language
19 August 2016
The Evolution of the English Language and How Technology Will Shape Its Future – Part 1 (published on 12 August 2016) English might not be the most widely spoken language in the world by sheer numbers – that laurel goes […]
Why Learning European Languages is Easier for English Speakers
28 July 2016
Federico Fellini famously said, “A different language is a different version of life.” Being able to speak one or more languages other than your mother tongue thus gives you the opportunity to live a different life for each new language. […]