The language is over 20,000 years old. An ancient and extraordinary language that dates back 20,000 years is now being kept alive by just one living person. N|uu is a click language, traditionally spoken by some factions of the ǂKhomani people from the southern Kalahari, a sandy savannah that sits within the modern-day borders of […]
1 year ago
Sometimes the only way you can express yourself is with a swear word Okay, it might not be the only way to do it but you have to admit, whether you’re angry, sad or excited you may just drop an f-bomb or two. It’s come to a point where it seems that certain words go […]
1 year ago
Scone, or scone? As in rhymes with cone, or gone? There has been polls and votes and such over the years trying to get a general consensus, but apparently how you pronounce the word depends heavily on where you live. Did you even know there was a third way to pronounce it, that phonetically reads […]
9 years ago
They’re all perfectly cromulent. All years are defined by political events, but 2016 will undoubtedly be remembered as a year that was unlike any other. Over the past 12 months, we’ve seen Britain voting to leave the EU, Trump’s electoral win in the US and an increasing threat to the stability of the EU as people […]
9 years ago
Shudder.
10 years ago
The French language is changing. It was recently announced that 2,000 spellings of French words would change and that the beloved circumflex would be discontinued. Furthermore, I would like to propose a few word changes, to make learning more fun. Trampoline = Le jumpy jumpy Egg = L’ugg France = Pas Irlande Trousers = Les leg coveurs Potato = Le […]
10 years ago