Articles tagged with language
Butt, Fanny!! We Don't Speak the Same English!
I have many friends and acquaintances whose first language is English, but they are not from the United States. They are English, Australian, Irish, New Zealanders, Scottish, Canadian, and more. As a little girl, I read many stories written by authors fro
A Multilingual World
I may live and work in a world-famous #University city, but the primary #language is still English. My workplace has a rule that only #English should be used in the public places on campus, even if two people of the same nationality are working t
To Pick Up A Language
The phrase To Pick Up A Language isn’t so much about specifically setting out to learn a second or extra language on top of your native tongue, but to just absorbing the languages of other people from interacting with them, absorbing enough of their
I volunteered at my local library and didn't shelve 1 book!
For those of you that don't know, I have a major in German. I started my German language training in high school, all four years. Then when I went to college, I took a German class every semester for five years. I don't know that I ever felt 'fluent' but I
Autism Isn't Something You 'Have'
I've occasionally been corrected by some politically correct listener when I say my son is autistic. No, I don't mean that my son “has” autism. And no, I don't believe in saying "person with autism" instead of "autistic person" is any more appr
All Language Alliance, Inc. translation company - a review
Business is global these days, and a #multi-lingual response to situations is becoming the norm. Information leaflets from doctors and civic authorities often come in different #languages, while certified #translators and #interpreters are routinely called
French Kissing - In French
In English we often call a very passionate kiss that involves the tongue, a French kiss. But like French fries and French toast, this isn't an expression that translates literally into French. So what is the idiom used in the French language? There are se
Fun With French: 'Fermez la Bouche!'
“Fermez la bouche!” It's an expression that's been heard by just about every high school student who ever took that one mandatory French credit. You know, the class led by a teacher who was only about three lessons ahead of the students? And
Baby Sign Language
Recently I took a book from library "Complete Idiots Guide To Baby Sign Language by Diane Ryan" about teaching sign language to normal babies.I felt the topic interesting, it is a nice thing to teach a baby to convey his basic needs through signs befo
