Online English courses can be a good source to use in a lot of cases. Whether you are trying to get better at English as your second language (we all know it’s beneficial in more ways than one... Read more >>

Language is an interesting animal. You think that you speak English, understand it well, and can communicate fluently. That is until you arrive in another part of the world. I thought I had a good... Read more >>

As this topic might be a little outside the scope of this community, I still think it is interesting stuff and gladly share it. It is good to know for all soon to be parents actually and applies... Read more >>

I have a friend who’s used profanity all of three times in her life. She prides herself on finding alternative ways to voice her displeasure. I, on the other hand, throw around curse words like... Read more >>

Slang is defined as an informal nonstandard vocabulary composed typically of coinages, arbitrarily changed words, and extravagant, forced, or facetious figures of speech, according to... Read more >>

Yes, I am one of those people who swim daily among the metaphors in life and revel in them. Because I find myself often in the world of academia, I cannot help but indulge in these little... Read more >>

Don’t Hate The Playa! (Due to some complaints about the confusion with the update status # I will use only titles … I’m not sensitive about criticism.) Urban dictionary defines the... Read more >>

Although we don’t often think of them this way, languages are living things that change, evolve, and mutate into new and different forms. Of course, just like the dinosaur and the dodo,... Read more >>

As IMs, text messages, and emails have become the predominant way to ask someone out on a date, I think it has gotten easier to figure out whether someone is actually interested in you. It’s... Read more >>

I do not want to hear anyone, especially a woman, using the word dude in their vernacular. It’s past its expiration date of hip, new slang. As far as I’m concerned it’s unimaginative... Read more >>