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Is the Korean language that’s spoken in North Korea the same as the version spoken in South Korea? In this post, we’ll be taking a quick dive into the history of the language, the similarities between the two dialects, and exploring the differences! North and…
Annually the UN celebrates English Language Day. The worldwide event occurs on April 23, with the aim of promoting cultural diversity and multilingualism. It is also the UN’s objective to use all the official languages of the organization equally. English Day coincides with the celebration…
Among the number of foreign languages that you can study, why should you learn Arabic? It is not an easy language to learn and has nothing in common with English. Therefore, a speaker of English will have a difficult time to learn it. But looking…
The Swedish linguistic team from Sweden’s Lund University that studied the Jahai language that is spoken by a small community in the Malay Peninsula also documented a previously unknown language called Jedek. Jedek is spoken by 280 individuals, who call themselves as ethnic Batek or…
English speakers usually have specific terms to use for a variety of things. For example, speakers of English can easily name colors. However, they struggle to use a specific term for odors and smells. The most they can come up with is to have a…
To all the Women in the World Happy International Women’s Day! #PressforProgress Today, March 8 is International Women’s Day. This year’s theme is Press for Progress (#PressforProgress). We should not forget that many women stepped out of their comfort zone to help speed up progress…
The French language has come a long way. What was relevant a few hundred years ago was replaced by modern phrases and terms. In this post, we’ll be taking a look at the evolution of French as a language! Ça roule? Comme d’hab! N’importe quoi!…
It may be confusing when people talk about continents. The number of continents in the world depends on where you are located or where you studied. In the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States, and other English-speaking countries, in many parts of Western Europe, the…
There are 7,099 languages in the entire world and almost all movies use some of the most dominant languages to reach more audiences worldwide. Some countries produce films in their own language, which then use dubbing or subtitling services for international audiences. Black Panther is…
Are you clued up on the world’s least spoken language? The latest statistical data from Ethnologue places the number of living languages in the world at 7,099. The number could be more since the remote areas in places such as Papua New Guinea and the…
South Africa speaks 11 languages officially: Afrikaans, Ndebele, English, Northern Soho, Swazi, Sotho, Tsonga, Venda, Tswama, Zulu and Xhosa. There is also South African English. Most people in South Africa speak one or two official languages, except for about two percent. For 15 years (1910-1925),…
Neuroscience has come a long way in providing us some amazing information about our brains. We have scans that can actually show which parts of our brains are active during our outward activity. Reading, drawing, problem-solving, making decisions, exhibiting emotional responses and even learning a…
