Technology has had a significant impact on the way we communicate. These days information can be disseminated across the globe within seconds. This has made cell phones, tablets, and laptops a crucial tool for writers. However, the creation of the internet has...
Adored by typographers and readers worldwide, this is the story of Times New Roman! The Times of London, a British newspaper, commissioned Times New Roman in 1929. Stanley Morison, the artistic advisor to the British branch of the printing equipment company Monotype,...
Introduction Playing in the snow is always a great thing to do! Either with it or on it... you can throw snow balls, make snow slides, and not least, build a snowman. But of all the activities we can do in the snow, snowboarding is the best! Snowboarding vs....
Takashi Sasaki was a Japanese citizen, translator and a professor of Spanish philosophy. His contribution to the people of Fukushima during the nuclear disaster of 2011 – communicating the reality of the situation and “speaking truth to power” – cannot be over...
What is Quechuan? Quechua, often referred to as Runasimi ("people's language"), is an indigenous language family spoken by several million people in South America. Quechua was the main language family of the Incan empire, which rose from the Peruvian highlands...
What is an idiom? We all know that learning languages is important. But if you're learning one (or more) you will soon come across idioms, expressions which are typical of the language and the culture you are studying. Whether you want someone to write my paper for...
What are the most famous newspapers around the world? While they are not such a primary source of information today, as they were some decades ago (that honor now belongs to social media, online news sites and broadcasts), newspapers are still relevant in today’s...
The most common false friends between French and English After reading the title, you’ve probably conjured up an image of betrayal and feuding friends, who have denied one another! However, in linguistic terms, false friends means something entirely different....
Can you believe 2018 is almost over? I mean, it just started a couple of weeks ago. I remember writing my New Year’s Resolution. And now it’s almost time to repeat the whole ‘New year, new me’ thing. Let’s accept the fact that this year went by so fast.... and amuse...
It’s that time of the year again folks! The streets are lined with Christmas decorations, the houses are draped with twinkling lights, and the relatives are coming to visit. Gifts and greetings are exchanged, and the air is filled with melodious carols. What better...