This keeps popping up on Tuesday so perhaps I should change the name!! Regardless ( 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... )

Yes, I know this is late. Class, working late, yadda yadda. Regardless ( Read more... )

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There was the belief centuries ago that Sanskrit was indeed a perfect language, and that as years went on and it changed, it became "tainted," and as the years passed people fell further and furhter away from "perfection." I suppose it depends upon what one's definition of "perfection" is, but certainly languages continue to become more simple, ( Read more... )

There's no question that English has become an international language, being used as one of the more common languages for media, business, etc. With English being so widespread, it's no surprise that English has influenced other languages throughout the world ( Read more... )