Book review: Through the Language Glass
Ever wondered what us language geeks do for fun in our spare time? Reading books about languages, of course! Well,…
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How much do you know about languages?
How much do you know about languages? Try our quiz to find out! The top reported score so far is…
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10 Reasons to Visit… Las Vegas
I was lucky enough to visit one of the most notorious party cities last December; I, however, can not comment…
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Just how bad was Mark Zuckerberg’s Mandarin anyway?
A couple of weeks ago, Mark Zuckerberg shocked the world by taking part in a 30-minute Q&A session in Mandarin Chinese. And…
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Language of the week: Thai
This week on the 5th, 6th and 7th November, it’s the Yi Peng and Loy Krathong festival in Thailand, otherwise known…
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Halloween around the world
Halloween is one of the world’s oldest celebrations, dating back to possibly 500 AD in Ireland. The celebration was originally…
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Junior Language Challenge 2014 – the final!
On Friday 17th October, 31 young linguists from all over the country came to London for the final of our…
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10 reasons to visit… Algiers
I must admit that Algeria does not feature highly among people’s bucket list destinations. While most tourists visiting the region…
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Quote of the week: 25 Oct 2014
“When you find people who not only tolerate your quirks but celebrate them with glad cries of ‘me too!’ be…
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Why learn Chinese Chengyu?
Today’s guest post is by Joe Paterson, a student at Keats School in China. Joe explains Chinese chengyu, which are absolutely…