Being a speaker of German myself, I found this series of videos absolutely hilarious. How Germans speak is a bit different. Perhaps Carrie will add come enlightening comments as to why that is (Linguistics masters degree and all…). For now,…
In Pictures: 3 Americanisms that are now strange
We’ve been living in countries other than America for over two years. On boarding Royal Caribbean in Mallorca, Spain, to come back to America, we were immediately tossed in with a large group of Americans, and American standards. These are…
But…We Speak the Same Language
A short conversation between an American and a Brit.
What I Learned On My New Zealand Mobile About Feeding Zebras Vitamins
Accents are funny. The way we say mobile, Zebra, and Vitamins in the US are different than the way they say them in Britain or New Zealand. Here’s why 16 zebras on your New Zealand mobile is better than eating vitamins.
The “Beauty” Of English Language Undone
THE BEAUTY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE UNDONE (From an email forward I receive from time to time) We’ll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes, But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes. One fowl is a goose,…
Cuatro Rosas
Jonathan sings cuatro rosas.
Speaking Three Languages
There’s a joke that goes around quite frequently: What do you call someone who speaks three languages? Trilingual What do you call someone who speaks two languages? Bilingual What do you call someone who speaks one language? American. There are…
Important lessons from the first four hours in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos AIres: Important lessons learned during four hours in Buenos Aires, Argentina