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Is your bottom an advantage?

Nov 16th, 2011 | By Line | Category: English

Native Danes might not pay much attention when they talk to each other, but as a foreigner learning Danish you will soon realise, that the language contains some very weird expressions! Some are extremely illogical and quite entertaining…



Er din bagdel en fordel?

Nov 16th, 2011 | By Line | Category: Dansk

Som indfødt dansk sprogbruger tænker man ikke så meget over det i hverdagen, men prøv engang at lægge mærke til de sære udtryk, vi har i det danske sprog! Nogle af dem er dybt ulogiske og kan faktisk være meget underholdende, hvis man tænkere over deres rent bogstavelige mening. Lad os f.eks. tage en tur [...]



Unlearn German

Jun 16th, 2009 | By Christopher | Category: English

Any new language presents new problems. Babies learn languages organically. They listen and figure it out. Adults learn languages mathematically through reference points and rule values. Thing is, the rules don’t always apply.