I Still Don’t Know I still don’t know Whether to live Or to die To believe Or to deny It’s hard to forgive It’s harder not to try Should I break the flow? I still don’t know And we carry on living Here shines another sun And we keep smiling We say it’s just for fun I still don’t...
I Still Don’t Know I still ...
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There is no denying the huge difference between machine and human translation. No matter how advanced machine translation gets, it will always lack the "human" touch. The latter gives the text a higher quality, more cohesion and accuracy. In a more trendy word, it gives the...
There is no denying the huge d...
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Founded in 1994 by William Sieghart, National Poetry Day is celebrated on the first or second Thursday of October of every year in the UK and Ireland. It is a British campaign aiming at promoting poetry and public performances of poetry. It also encourages people...
Founded in 1994 by William Sie...
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This is one of my favorite English poems! I am an English grammar/pronunciation enthusiast (in the crazy case you didn't know that before :P), and The Chaos by Gerard Nolst Trenité a.k.a. "Charivarius" (Netherlands, 1870 - 1946) is a classic English poem which contains around...
This is one of my favorite Eng...
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Are you an American English speaker or a British English speaker? In case you had no idea, well this is a list of a few terms that differ between British and American English. [caption id="attachment_1095" align="aligncenter" width="211"] A few terms to differentiate between British and American English.[/caption] Check...
Are you an American English sp...
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Tongue twisters are sentences that are difficult to articulate properly, especially when repeated several times in a row. Such sentences can be found in all cultures and languages. Seeing that my blog post for my Top Ten favorite Tongue Twisters is one of the most popular posts...
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A while ago, I came across a series of photos that showed certain words or actions in several languages or how they are said in different parts of the world. It is so interesting to see what other parts of the world call a certain...
A while ago, I came across a s...
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I love tongue twisters, I always have. I don’t know why I didn’t think about writing a blog post about them earlier, seeing that I am really good at them. I find them challenging, super fun to learn, and a great way to learn correct...
I love tongue twisters, I alwa...
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English is one of the ever-evolving languages. It is amazing how new words keep popping up, but it is also sad how some words have become forgotten, although they could still be used nowadays in my opinion. The thing with old English words is that once...
English is one of the ever-evo...
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