All posts tagged linguistics
Korean 101: the history of Hangul
From the age of seven I have been introduced to many languages and cultures. We were encouraged to learn – well, pay attention to – Spanish, French, and German; however, […]
The Unexpected Story of a Genuine Swine
If you exaggerate the ‘u’ in genuine and make it sound like new, or modify the ending to sound like divine in your oral pronunciation, then genuine suddenly rhymes with […]
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner: The Mealtime Dilemma
Dinner, supper, tea, evening meal, lunch, linner, brunch, breakfast. Mealtimes are a beautiful thing, a structure and routine that orders our day and decides when our breaks between working will […]