Tag: English
Nordic Languages in Their Old World Language Families
Check out this comprehensive overlook of the Nordic languages in their old world language families by Source: Stand Still. Stay Silent – webcomic. Here’s what…
New Alphabets Inspired by Ladder E’s
LOL! This funny post about a quirky childhood habit of writing capital E’s with extra horizontal lines called “ladder E’s” led to a whole new…
Crazy Sentences in English vs Chinese Language
Here are some completely crazy sentences in both English and Chinese languages: English: Wow, our language is so crazy! Mandarin: Hold my beer. But what…
Things British People Say – “British People Be Like…”
LOL! This is a funny collection of tweets of things British people say. No offense to British people or their accents of course, this is…
The Word ‘Homosexual’ Was Mistranslated in the Bible
@valkalrie tweeted this thread about how the word ‘homosexual’ was severely mistranslated in the bible to fit bigots anti-gay agenda. She is a classics major and…
The English Language is NOT Easy
You think English is easy? The English language is definitely NOT easy and this post proves why! Like the person who shared it said, “This…
Collective Nouns for Animal Groups
Here is a neat and informative list of collective nouns for groups of different animal types. It’s weird that we do this, but hey language…
This Wenche Thikke – Best Line in The Canterbury Tales
LOL! “This wenche thikke and well ygrowen was.” This has to be the best line in The Canterbury Tales book by Geoffrey Chaucer, hands down….
Guide To British Slang and Swearing
Check out these handy “Guide to British Slang” and “How To Swear in British” lists! They are perfect for if you’re writing British characters or…
The English Language Is Really Weird
English is super weird. The language is absolutely crazy and has almost no consistency. It’s just an insane mishmash of other languages, with words spelled…