Friendship is a universal concept, but the words we use to express it can vary widely depending on the culture and region. In Spanish, the slang words for “friend” reflects the incredible diversity of the language across different countries—in fact, there are over 100 ways to say it. Be...
I grew up with a hard-to-pronounce name. Actually, it wasn’t that hard; it just looked different from what people were used to: Yurkosky. (Kind of rhymes with “Her pots ski,” minus the “t” in pots.) Year after year, it threw everyone off. And the way they approached the ...
It's tempting to pronounce this popular Vietnamese dish of noodles served in broth as "FOE." But it's actually "fuh," kind of like saying fur without the r, almost exactly like the French word for fire, "feu." Indeed, some say this dish was influenced by French and Chine...
This is what makes me feel ashamed and disgusted to live in this capitalist idiot-driven machine we call the land of the free, what freedom, land of the free to apply for a job and not get it for one reason or another, or freedom to get yourself so far into debt you have to work...
Interesting thread – I vaguely remember my old English teacher years ago wrinkling her nose disapprovingly at the use ofhave gotin writing, but these days just about everybody I know uses this form – and it is formally taught in all French schools to indicate possessionI’ve got blue eyes...