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It's All Greek To Me
April 14, 2017
Although "It's All Greek to Me" is a common phrase, Greek isn't actually as foreign to English as the saying would have you believe. In fact about 6% of English vocabulary is derived from Greek!... Read More
Improving Language Listening Comprehension
April 14, 2017
If you're one of the many people who attempt to learn a new language, you've probably reached a point where it makes sense "on paper" but less when listening to a native speaker. In many cases... Read More
Esperanto is King of the Constructed Languages
March 16, 2017
With over 2 million speakers worldwide, Esperanto is the most widely spoken constructed language on the planet. Developed in 1887 by Polish-Jewish ophthalmologist L. L. Zamenhof, Esperanto was... Read More
Differences and Similarities Between Portuguese and Spanish
March 16, 2017
With Portugal and Spain being so close together, and sharing a common language ancestor, there are a number of similarities between their official languages. Portuguese and Spanish are both... Read More
The Sinitic Languages of China
February 24, 2017
When someone says they want to learn to speak Chinese, this is often followed by the question of "which language or version?" Since China is such a large country in both population and size,... Read More
The Forgotten Romance Language
February 10, 2017
When we think of the Romance languages, Western Europe immediately comes to mind. However did you know that there are actually five (not four) Romance languages natively spoken today? We're... Read More
A Father's Experiment in Constructed Language
January 17, 2017
Although it can be said that "all languages are made up," for spoken sounds to be a language, they generally have to follow specific rules. While English, Spanish, Russian and many others are... Read More
The Interesting History of the Celtic Languages
January 13, 2017
The popularity of several historical fiction television shows, such as Outlander (STARZ), has revived a fascination with the Celtic languages. When hearing about Celtic, most people instantly... Read More
Arrival Hits Theaters with Interesting Take on Alien Language
December 14, 2016
Science fiction fans everywhere have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of a new movie which takes the alien encounter storyline in an entirely new direction. We're speaking of course of... Read More
Saving a Dying Language in Cyprus
December 14, 2016
Cyprus is a small island nation in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey and West of Syria. In a village in the northern part of the country, a community is working to save an ancient language... Read More
