Literal Translations That Prove Language Is Illogical

Learning a language is hard enough as is without factoring in all of the colloquialisms that aren’t natural for a non-native speaker. The following posts make fun of translations from English into other languages, but let’s not forget how ridiculous English is; you gotta admit that «frog’s umbrella» makes a lot more sense than «mushroom»…

53 Language-Related Memes For Frustrated Polyglots

We’d really like to take this time to recognize all the bilinguals, polyglots and people who are just trying to learn another language. Anyone who’s studied a foreign language knows that it’s extremely frustrating, to say the least – especially when you think you know a lot and then get totally destroyed by a native …
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20 Language Memes And Fails For Cunning Linguists

In this day and age, it’s not surprising if someone you meet can speak two or more languages. We, however, have barely mastered the absolute intricacies of the English language. Maybe Duolingo can help us become the polyglots we’ve always wanted to be. In the meantime, we’ll focus on the funny aspects of language, with …
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20 Language-Related Memes And Fails For Cunning Linguists

In this day and age, it’s not surprising if someone you meet can speak two or more languages. We, however, have barely mastered the absolute intricacies of the English language. Maybe Duolingo can help us become the polyglots we’ve always wanted to be. In the meantime, we’ll focus on the funny aspects of language, with …
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Literal Translations That Show How Effed Up Languages Are

Learning a language is hard enough as is without factoring in all of the colloquialisms that aren’t natural for a non-native speaker. The following posts make fun of translations from English into other languages, but let’s not forget how ridiculous English is; you gotta admit that «frog’s umbrella» makes a lot more sense than «mushroom»…