Quick Coincidence Post
SO I just wanted to pop in and point out two strange language coincidences I discovered recently. Hawai'ian for flower: 'pua' Swahili...
Español / العربية
A cool video showing how similar Arabic and Spanish are! #arabic #spanish #similar #compare #comparison #language #languagehistory
Why Chinese Makes More Sense Than You Think It Does
So many times when I see Chinese written somewhere I geek out. (I say 'many times' but it's literally any time. Instructions,...
Names of the States
Many people don't know where the names of their states actually come from, or what they mean, however many of the states' names and...
Word of the Day: 3/7/15
Uitwaaien (oit-vai-in) (Dutch) Literally meaning 'to walk in the wind', this Dutch word/phrase is used to mean 'a breath of fresh air'....
Ways English May Be More Complicated Than It Needs to Be
We already know English is a complicated language. (Like, REALLY complicated.) So have you ever wondered if there are any specific ways...
Gendered English: When, Why, and How Gendered Grammar Faded from the English Language
Believe it or not, English used to be a gendered language! This really doesn't come as much of a surprise, since English (while taking...
Why the Battle for a Gender Neutral Pronoun Is Going to Be a Difficult One
So we've already covered gender neutral pronouns on this blog. Their history and possible future: here And we discussed English's DIRE...
Meet Esperanto, one of the most successful conlangs in existence.
Esperanto is a international auxilary conlang created by L.L. Zamenhof on July 26 1887... 1887 (as a hobby, neography has a long...
Move over Ampersand, You've been replaced.
I don't know how often you use the ampersand, but I tend to use it a lot. It just generally saves space as well as makes typing faster....