List of All Articles with Tag 'language'

Notes on the media in Belgium and links to broadcasters and newspapers.

An overview of the media in Bahrain, including links to broadcasters and newspapers.

Provides and overview of Guatemala, including key facts about this Central American country.

‘Less’ versus ‘fewer’ is pretty straightforward. ‘Less than’ vs. ‘fewer than’ is slightly less so. Here’s how to get it right every time.

Don’t get embarrassed if you can’t spell ‘embarrass.’ It’s apparently—not ‘apparantly’—a pretty common error.

Ever wonder why there’s a ‘k’ in ‘knead,’ or a ‘d’ in ‘Wednesday’? While there isn’t always a good reason for why some English words are spelled the way they are, there are reasons.

If you've ever felt that English could use a couple more tenses to truly capture the nuances of the past, present, and future, this exploration of languages that have taken verb tenses to fascinating new heights is for you.

No, we’re not f***ing lying.

Provides an overview of Afghanistan, including key dates and facts about this Asian country.

Notes on the media in Afghanistan and links to Afghan broadcasters and newspapers.

A conlang is a constructed language, where someone has intentionally created its grammar, vocabulary, and phonology. Here are five you can learn.

You can’t spell ‘hearty’ without ‘heart,’ or ‘hardy’ without ‘hard.’