Lexiophiles TGIF Selection No. 111
Apr 29th, 2011 | By Giulia | Category: English, TGIFMaybe many of you are online to follow The Wedding of the year: for a nice break, take a look to our TGIF selection!
Maybe many of you are online to follow The Wedding of the year: for a nice break, take a look to our TGIF selection!
Not only what we say, but also how we say it, makes the difference. Especially when it comes to our feelings! The research for the best terms is not only an exercise for linguists, or a sophisticated little quirk, but a real need which could help us to improve our lives.
Avete mai visto questo video, che per altro sta riscuotendo un notevole successo su Internet? Piaccia o no, credo che difficilmente possa lasciare del tutto indifferenti. Un uomo cieco chiede l’elemosina per strada, aiutandosi con un cartello dove appare la scritta: “Sono cieco, aiutatemi per favore”. Quasi nessuno si accorge di lui, finché una ragazza [...]
Members of different cultures speak different languages. Does it mean that people who speak, let us say English, see things differently than people who speak Chinese or Spanish? In other words, does language lead our way of thinking or is the other way around?
Los miembros de diferentes culturas hablan idiomas distintos. ¿Hace que el dominio de un idioma, por ejemplo el inglés nos lleve a concebir las cosas diferentes de los que hablan chino o español? En otras palabras, ¿es la lengua la que rige nuestra manera de pensar o es a la inversa? Según Benjamin Lee Whorf [...]
Avec des études de plus en plus longues et surtout de plus en plus chères, difficile de pouvoir se consacrer au joies de l’après-bac sans travailler à côté. Entre logement étudiant, sorties entre jeunes et ressource scolaires en tous genres, la facture atteint des montants vertigineux assez rapidement! Job… Un Master ? 5 ans. Un [...]
As studying demands more and more time and is getting more and more expensive, it is difficult to enjoy the Dolce Vita of college without working at the same time. Rent, parties and academic resources of all kinds, the total can quickly be of significant amount!
Dear friends, Happy Easter to you all! Have a nice weekend with your beloved
Here we go: it is Easter again! Time to gather the family and celebrate all together in front of a rich table, loaded with food and drinks. Here we suggest a complete menu, from the hors d’oeuvre to the dessert, being sure that with these recipes you will make such a good impression with your beloved ones…
Ci siamo: anche quest’anno è giunto il momento di radunare la famiglia e celebrare la Pasqua davanti a una tavola riccamente imbandita. Solitamente, in Italia, l’agnello, cotto in forno con patate, è il protagonista del pranzo pasquale. Ma non tutti amano questa carne dal sapore intenso e molto particolare e sempre più persone, anche tra [...]