The Language Learning Specialists
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In November and December last year, we had been working for several weeks to fix a few minor problems, with the aim of releasing update 3.8.5(2092) before Christmas. However, when we uploaded an extensively tested update for release on the Android store before Christmas, Google unexpectedly required us to update to a new API (a … Read more
Puede que todos los renos se hayan reído y burlado de Rudolph (Rodolfo), pero ¿qué hay de los extraños nombres de Donner y Blitzen (Trueno y Relámpago)? Donner y Blitzen, junto con Dasher (Brioso), Dancer (Bailarín), Prancer (Santarín), Vixen (Bromista), Comet (Cometa) y Cupid (Cupido), recibieron sus nombres del escritor norteamericano Clement Clarke Moore en … Read more
Alle rendieren kunnen wel hebben gelachen en Rudolf belachelijk hebben gemaakt, maar hoe zit het met de vreemde namen van Donner en Blitzen? Donner en Blitzen, samen met Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet en Cupid, werden allen benoemd door de Amerikaanse schrijver Clement Clarke Moore in zijn gedicht uit 1823 ‘De Nacht voor Kerstmis’. Oorspronkelijk … Read more
Todas as renas podem ter rido e zombado de Rudolph, mas e os nomes estranhos de Donner e Blitzen? Donner e Blitzen, juntamente com Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet e Cupid, foram todos nomeados pelo escritor americano Clement Clarke Moore em seu poema de 1823, “The Night Before Christmas” (Véspera de Natal). E o poeta … Read more
Dai un’occhiata a questa breve guida dedicata alla terminologia del tennis e alle sue origini. (Te lo sveliamo subito: sono soprattutto francesi!) Secondo alcuni esperti, il termine “love” usato nel tennis per indicare un punteggio di zero deriverebbe dalla parola francese “œuf”, che significa “uovo”: questo perché il simbolo dello zero ha una certa somiglianza … Read more
Se denne hurtige guide til tennisterminologi, og lær at forstå, hvor ordene kommer fra. (Svar: for det meste fra fransk!) Ifølge nogle eksperter kan love i tennis komme fra det franske ord for æg, l’oeuf, fordi et æg ligner et nul. Andre insisterer på, at det hedder sådan, fordi spillet spilles for kærligheds skyld, dvs. uden at … Read more
Secondo il popolare racconto natalizio, tutte le renne di Babbo Natale all’inizio ridevano di Rudolph e lo prendevano in giro, ma da dove arrivano gli strani nomi di Donner e Blitzen? I nomi di Donner e Blitzen, insieme a quelli di Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet e Cupid, furono inventati dallo scrittore americano Clement Clarke … Read more
Learning languages has become the norm for modern people. Knowing several foreign languages significantly expands your opportunities in finding new acquaintances, in business, education, and many more areas. It is not surprising that in recent years private language schools, language learning services and the like have been gaining immense popularity. According to research, almost half … Read more
With around 86 million people – in the US alone! – listening to podcasts at least occasionally, it’s definitely a fast-growing medium. We’ve covered before how you can use podcasts to learn languages, including some specific suggestions for Quebecois French, but did you know there’s a whole world of language-adjacent podcasts out there, where you … Read more
More than 800 children across the UK are speaking Manx in their classrooms this week [June 1-16], with the support of pupils (pictured) from St Johns on the Isle of Man. The UK children are learning Manx as part of an annual competition called the uTalk Language Games, which aims to show youngsters how fun … Read more