Back in the mid-aughts, I was part of an exchange program that took a few lucky Americans on a trip to Japan for a few incredible weeks. It was a little nerve-wracking to think about traveling in a country where I couldn’t read or speak the language, but to my surprise, it was incredibly easy …
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Language Memes For Linguists Yelling At Their Duolingo App
Learning languages is hard, especially if you’re not getting the whole immersion experience. I feel your pain for those of us who have spent hours in a classroom trying desperately to understand what the teacher is saying in French or Spanish. Some lucky people have caught the language-learning bug, whether it be through traveling, Duolingo, …
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People Overseas Share the Most Obvious Signs a Person is American
Back in the mid-aughts, I was part of an exchange program that took a few lucky Americans on a trip to Japan for a few incredible weeks. It was a little nerve-wracking to think about traveling in a country where I couldn’t read or speak the language, but to my surprise, it was incredibly easy …
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People Share Their Most Embarrassing Pronunciation Fails
It’s pretty common knowledge that English is far from the most logical of languages. I can’t imagine how difficult it is to make sense of words like «their», «there,» and «they’re.» Spelling may not be quite as difficult as Gaelic or Welsh, but making sense of silent or fickle letters must be frustrating. Even …
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Hilarious Spelling Fails That Highlight the Power of Proofreading
It’s easy to write something and never go back to edit it. After all, there are only so many hours in a day to get things done, and in many jobs, if you throw something onto the page, often nobody will clock your errors. No matter your job, it’s usually a good idea to know …
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Angry Frenchman Has Twitter Tantrum Over Fish Finger Croissant Sandwich
I doubt that fish sticks, or (as the Brits refer to them) fish fingers are considered a delicacy anywhere in the world. The flaccid food reminds me of sad nights growing up with a mom who hated cooking. Paired with a glass of whole milk, fish sticks are the stuff of my epicurean nightmares. In …
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Good Book Memes For Lifelong Readers
I’m sure we’ve all heard this line repeatedly from non-readers: «I just don’t have time to read.» A fundamental misunderstanding about readers is that we have all the time in the world to pour over 5 Russian novels a week. As much as I wish that were true, most readers have to make time to …
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Literature Memes For Recovering Percy Jackson Kids
«What are you reading right now?» is one of the scariest questions an intellectual hot person can ask you. It’s a question more loaded than a baked potato because there are explicitly correct and incorrect answers. Under no circumstances can you tell them, «I’m not reading anything right now.» If you say that, you’ve already …
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Language Memes For Linguists Screaming At Their Duolingo App
Learning languages is hard, especially if you’re not getting the whole immersion experience. I feel your pain for those of us who have spent hours in a classroom trying desperately to understand what the teacher is saying in French or Spanish. Some lucky people have caught the language-learning bug, whether it be through traveling, Duolingo, …
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Literature Memes For Real Readers
As a former English major, I feel like I can easily scope out a «fake fan» of literature. I don’t care to do so on a regular basis because I have a life and a job, but put a so-called bookworm in front of me and I can scope out their vibe in less than …
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