Is your body betraying you? Learn how to cover up the signals that might oppose your words. Being conscious of your body language and the body language of others can make communication much easier and more honest.
Is your body betraying you? Learn how to cover up the signals that might oppose your words. Being conscious of your body language and the body language of others can make communication much easier and more honest.
I’ve always thought English sounded slow to non-speakers. I’ve also always assumed it sounded bland too though.
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Columbia University is the second largest land owner in New York City, following only the Catholic Church.
Over the next hundred years, roughly half of the worlds 7,000 languages are expected to die out.
(Source: forevergeek.com)
I think my dream job would just be to travel the world and learn different languages.
Fun fact: ”Ye olde” is not actually pronounced the way it looks. In older forms of English, another letter existed that looked similar to a “Y” but actually made a “th” sound.
Because being multi-cultural is important.
I wonder if a similar study was done by a native speaker in the “Hard” category, would English be listed among their most difficult…
English is also the international language of aviation. If you’re on a plane that’s landing in Beijing, and you have an Italian pilot, the only language on the radios will be English.
A rather simple and ingenious way to learn Morse Code visually rather than through rote alphabetical memorization. The visual presentation could be refined, but the point is clear and it provides a useful way to reinforce the self-education process.
