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Although the European continent has had no lingua franca ranging over its whole territory during any historical period, Polish dominated in vast parts of Europe from 16th to 18th century…
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The Top 100 International Exchange and Experience Blogs 2010
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We previously posted an article on the top list of the hardest languages to learn which attracted a lot of ...
Español
El español neutro El español neutro es una variedad de la lengua española empleada extensamente en las traducciones y los doblajes, sobre todo, por las compañías trasnacionales.
...Português
Atrás do trio elétrico só não vai quem já morreuO Brasil é famoso mundo a fora por seu carnaval. O tema já foi abordado aqui o ano passado com ênfase no carnaval de escolas de samba, que acontece principalmente no Rio de Janeiro e em São Paulo. Outro tipo de carnaval do Brasil é o da Bahia, c...
Deutsch
WG gesucht: Wo deutsche Studenten lebenKürzlich ist mir die 18. Sozialerhebung des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung über den Web-Weg gelaufen (gibt es diesen Ausdruck eigentlich?). Und nicht ganz unerwartet liegt mit 24,9% die WG auf Platz 1 der Wohnsituation, knapp gefolgt ...
TGIF
Lexiophiles TGIF SelectionWelcome February, welcome Friday. We have some interesting links this week.
...Li(n)keable
Li(n)keable 14 DecemberTake a look at these great articles about all things language related which we discovered on the web this week. We liked them so we wanted to link to them and share them with you. Enjoy!…
...Polski
Języki w Europie – ciekawostkiJęzyk maltański jest jedynym urzędowym językiem semickim w Unii Europejskiej i zarazem jedynym językiem semickim, który posługuje się alfabetem łacińskim w standardowej formie. Angielskie słowa stanowią aż 20% słownictwa tego języka. J...
Français
Halloween en FranceCitrouilles, toiles d’araignées, fantômes et autres chauves-souris…Halloween, célèbre fête folklorique depuis des millénaires tient ses origines dans les sociétés anglo-saxonnes et celtes…mais quand et comment Halloween t’il débarqu...
Svenska
Vad gör man under advent i Sverige?Sverige är ett land som inte riktigt vågar vara stolt över sin identitet. Det finns dock undantag. Nationaldagen är inget sådant undantag, där kan Sverige lära mycket av norrmännen och sjuttonde maj, som firas ordentligt.
Nej undantagen ...
Translation Failures
No boil eggApparently it is common to boil eggs in hot springs in Thailand.
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