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Today in Francophone History
Learn about important dates in French and francophone history: famous birthdays, holidays and celebrations, and other milestones.
Today in Francophone History
Learn about important dates in French and francophone history: famous birthdays, holidays and celebrations, and other milestones.
What Are Intensifiers in English Grammar?
An intensifier (also called a booster) is a word that emphasizes another word or phrase.
Commonly Confused Words: The Difference Between 'Prostate' and 'Prostrate
The commonly confused words "prostate" and "prostrate": answers to practice exercises.
The Oars Used on Gondolas
Gondolas are the iconic boats designed to maneuver the canals of Venice. For centuries, these sleek, crescent-shaped watercraft were built in special shipyards called squeri. In a separate workshop, a skilled artisan, called a remer, handcrafted the single oar with which the gondolier propels the ve
Rudimentary Aspects Of Furniture - A Background
Baking powder paste is another good option for cleaning outdoor furniture. First of all you should take the loose fragments of the item away and then scrap the edges that are needed to be coated again gently with a good cement scraper. It is a time of warmth, bright colours and plenty of sunshine an
Can You Be Too Old To Learn Spanish?
So you're at middle age or beyond and thinking about learning a foreign language? Is this a realistic goal?
French English False Cognates - Faux amis
French and English have hundreds of cognates (words which look and/or are pronounced alike in the two languages), including true (similar meaning), false (different meanings), and semi-false (some similar and some different meanings). My alphabetized list of hundreds of false cognates can be a bit u
Important Things to Know When Learning Japanese
Japanese is a difficult language to learn. It contains characters instead of letters. If you are used to the English alphabet, you will have to accustom yourself to an entirely new paradigm of reading. A trip to Japan, where you will encounter Japanese speakers daily, would be helpful. However, if
9 Ways of Saying "Might' in Spanish
Spanish doesn't have an auxiliary verb that's the equivalent of the English "might," so (as usual) it's best to translate for meaning instead.
Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc
Post hoc is a fallacy in which one event is said to be the cause of a later event simply because it occurred earlier.
The Connotative Power of Words
Essayist Sydney J. Harris draws some important distinctions between related words to illustrate the power of connotation.
How to Read Hebrew Without Vowel Points
Unlike most other languages, Hebrew, like Arabic, does not have letters in its alphabet to represent vowel sounds such as ah, eh, and oo. (The Hebrew letter vav can represent oh or oo, but you will not necessarily see a vav whenever those sounds are written.) Rather, the vowel sounds are represented
Top 7 Spanish or Bilingual Christmas Music
What better way is there to enjoy the magic of the Christmas season than by listening to the season's music in Spanish? You'll hear the classics as well as new favorites inthis selection.