Writing and translating

Parts of speech (in any language)

Basics of grammar. A 1-pager to guide you through the different types of words that make up a language: English and the one you are studying

7 December: The stress of language-speaking

Discussion point: “English is the most tonal of all European languages.” The Swede could make a similar claim, but they do it in a...

“In case of fire, please alarm the hotel porter” and other amusing mistranslations

Humour: one of the best tools of the linguist, whether to understand the target language/culture or to laugh at ourselves - and with others

How to type special characters/accents on foreign words

how to type accents on foreign words, special characters, “diacritics”. Here is a range of options for how to do it

Charming translations

An effective translation between languages is rarely word for word. A great translation is never word for word, especially when...