by elihu | Mar 18, 2014 | languages
The rolled r comes up in so many languages. I’ve heard it in various forms in Czech, Thai, Hungarian, Tagalog and of course in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. And yet it seems to be something that evades native English speakers. The laziest of them will just give up...
by elihu | Mar 14, 2014 | languages
There is little that irks British defenders of the English language more than Americanisms, which they see creeping insidiously into newspaper columns and everyday conversation. But bit by bit British English is invading America too. “Spot on – it’s...
by elihu | Mar 7, 2014 | languages
Learning Spanish is necessary to keep pace with popular culture. Learning Spanish is actually a medical device! For many, learning Spanish is rapidly becoming a business necessity. Spanish, Spanish everywhere. Learning Spanish will (truly) expand your universe....
by elihu | Mar 4, 2014 | languages
10 good reasons why you should be learning a foreign language “I speak English, so I don’t have to learn a foreign language….” Everyone speaks English, right? Well, certainly not everyone speaks English. According to the CIA World Fact Book,...
by elihu | Feb 26, 2014 | languages
Spanish-speaking people make up the largest group of bilingual employees in the U.S. The importance of having bilingual speakers in the workplace has grown as the number of people who speak languages other than English has increased. Businesses that take advantage of...
