Soy Aprendiendo Español
For many years I have met many friends from different countries who have been interested in studying Spanish as a foreign language, both in their cities of origin and also
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Get Them Pumpkins Rolling
As Halloween approaches children and adults alike start their preparations for this much awaited date. Halloween is no longer regarded as a holiday marketed from the U.S. to the rest
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Language in Sports: Communicating With the Referee
Recently, we reviewed the ways that players and coaches interact and communicate with each other in the football leagues of Europe, a highly international setting. But what about interactions with
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Language in Sports: Communication in European Football
Football (or soccer, as it’s known to North Americans) is the world’s most popular sport. In all corners of the globe, one can find football being played. It’s only natural,
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The Challenges of Learning German
The German language is notorious for being difficult to learn, and it can be said that this reputation is based on factual evidence. However, those who don’t have a deeper
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Endonyms and Exonyms: Say What?
Ever wondered why London becomes Londres or Londra but Chicago remains Chicago? You may have not come across the terms endonym and exonym per se but you may have definitely
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An increasingly multilingual world
An infographic recently published in the South China Morning Post shows the most spoken languages in the world and its number of speakers. It shows that in a planet which is
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The Longest Word in the World is German
In Germany, the captain of a steam boat arrives at the navigation bridge to set out on a new journey along the Danube River. Upon arriving at his cabin, he
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Words Used Worldwide
There are 196 countries in the world and English is the official language in 60 of these. Even in countries where this language is not official, many English words are
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Although It May Not Seem like It… That’s a Language!
As project managers, we are used to receiving requests for translations to and from many languages. The most popular include English, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, French and German. However, on rare
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