I'm amazed I haven't covered this topic yet! Today we talk about terms for family members, and how such terms are used differently in English and make distinctions that would take further elaboration in English as well ...

JAPANESE: We'll start with Japanese, where there is a differentiation between older and younger siblings -- an older brother ( Read more... )

People who know me, know that I am a bit of a language textbook junkie. Not just to study a language, but some of the sample sentences and lines of dialogue can be amusing or just bizarre. I've talked about this before on this column, but below are examples of some of the more unique sample sentences throughout textbooks of mine. Do enjoy, and ( Read more... )