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Warai means laughing in Japanese, so wwwww is lolll… In Thai the number 5 is pronounced “ha”, so 555 is hahaha… In French, you can use “lol” or you can …
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Africa is an amazingly rich continent as far as languages are concerned. But what do we really know about African languages? Our 20 questions quiz will test your knowledge! New quiz: Languages of …
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When it comes to wackiness and cultural wonders, inhabitants of the Land of the Rising Sun, seem to constantly go that one step further to amaze us. From their baffling …
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I know things have been quiet on the blog and on the site lately. There have been updates of a few dictionaries, especially thanks to Charles Lippert and the wonderful …
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Spanish language is a member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. Official language of Spain and 19 Latin American nations, Spanish is …
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Reading the news these last few weeks, there were some articles about endangered languages. Here is a quick press review. In Quebec, eleven radio stations will broadcast programs in Atikamekw and …
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IELTS or “International English Language Testing System” is an international standardised test of English language proficiency. It is jointly managed by University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations, the British Council and …
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An Englishman who woke up speaking with an Irish accent after an operation, a French patient who woke up speaking fluent English… this is called “Foreign Accent Syndrome”. A few …
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We need your help again to identify another unknown language. It appears on a knife. Thank you for your efforts!
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We were sent an old postcard representing a plane during an air show in Reims, France, in 1909. The owner of the postcard would like to know what kind of language …
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