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Lexiophiles TGIF Selection No. 157

Mar 30th, 2012 | By | Category: English, TGIF

Why wait for the weekend to have fun? Let’s do it now!



Local dialects vs. Italian – a deadly battle?

Mar 29th, 2012 | By | Category: English

Are local dialects more often spoken in a country than the national language? Shall we forget about our territorial traditions? In Italy, dialects are different one from another and even from Italian…



Dialetti regionali vs. italiano – battaglia mortale?

Mar 29th, 2012 | By | Category: Italiano

I dialetti locali sono usati più spesso della lingua ufficiale nei diversi paesi? La tua risposta probabilmente è no, ma in alcuni Stati può succedere, come in Italia. A volte accade di chiedere delle informazioni stradali ad un passante e la risposta viene data in dialetto, o comunque con un pesante accento del luogo. Di [...]



Brasileiros: nós não comemos só feijão!

Mar 28th, 2012 | By | Category: Português

Um dos pratos mais famosos do Brasil é a feijoada, feita com o também muito conhecido feijão. Mas embora esteja quase sempre presente no prato diário do brasileiro, o Brasil não tem só feijoada – graças ao céus. Então se você não é lá um grande fã de feijão, pode respirar aliviado. Como você já [...]



Brazilians: We are NOT just bean eaters!

Mar 28th, 2012 | By | Category: English

Brazil does not have only feijoada! If you are not a big fan of beans, here you’ll find the most popular delicacies in Brazil that you should try when visiting the country! Enjoy!



Una Mujer Mexicana Aterradora

Mar 27th, 2012 | By | Category: Español

México es aún un país tradicional y a pesar de que las nuevas generaciones son diferentes a las de hace 30 años, todavía se conservan algunas tradiciones, estereotipos y creencias que han sido heredadas por nuestra familia. Algunos viejos estereotipos, y que a la fecha ya están desapareciendo, son: los hombre deben trabajar y las [...]



Scary Mexican Woman!

Mar 27th, 2012 | By | Category: English

Mexico is a very traditional country and in spite of the fact that youth is quite different from what it used to be 30 years ago, it still keeps some traditions, stereotypes and beliefs. What still remains intact are legends and scary tails about ghosts and places where you should not go after midnight…



تأثيرات اللغة العربيّة على الإنجليزيّة

Mar 26th, 2012 | By | Category: اللغة العربية

إنّ اللغة الإنجليزيّة لغة مركّبة ومرنة في لآن ذاته، و بالرّغم من قدرتها التعبيريّة، إلاّ نّا في تغيّر متواصل. فبتلاقح الحضارات و تلاقيها تتأثّر اللغات و تكثر الإستعارات اللغويّة. فلقد تأثّرت اللغة الإنجليزيّة باللغة العربيّة ليس فقط إبّان تواجد البربر في إسبانيا، بل أيضا إثر الحملات الصليبيّة و المسالك التجاريّة مع العالم العربيّ. فالعديد من [...]



Arabic influence on English language

Mar 26th, 2012 | By | Category: English

The English language is a complex, flexible and a highly expressive one. It is constantly changing, responding to the world around it and absorbing elements from every other language… one of those languages is Arabic!



Lexiophiles TGIF Selection No. 156

Mar 23rd, 2012 | By | Category: English, TGIF

Spring’s here! Let’s go outside to enjoy the sun!