Understanding Counting Systems in English, German, and French If we think about the numbers one to twelve in English, we notice that each number has its own unique form, before a repetitive pattern begins to emerge for thirteen, fourteen, fifteen and so on, meaning three-and-ten, four-and-ten, five-and-ten. When we reach twenty, we have a consistent […]
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How Do You Know If You’re Making Progress Learning a Foreign Language? This can be achieved by creating your own linguistic progress chart, or using a standard progress chart, such as that provided by the Council of Europe. This is called the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, or CEFR. Whichever type of progress
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The Romans named the days of the week after the five known planets of the time (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn), the sun and the moon.
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The words for spring, summer, autumn and winter broadly mean ‘early season,’ ‘late season,’ ‘harvest’ and ‘white season.’
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An article charting the early history of philology and comparative language studies, which formed the backdrop of early research into Indo-European.
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In this article, we journey through the history of the English language through the lens of literature, from Beowulf to Chaucer to Shakespeare.
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