As mulheres aprendem idiomas de forma diferente? Será que elas são melhores do que os homens no aprendizado? É perigoso proclamar qualquer característica como sendo radicalmente masculina ou feminina, mas será que há alguma verdade por trás dessa teoria? Quando se trata de educação, as mulheres certamente têm recuperado terreno perdido: atualmente superam os homens… Read More
Requisito nos processos de seleção, o inglês está dando o que falar
As mídias sociais têm apontado o surgimento de importantes questões relacionadas ao inglês. A primeira coloca na balança a real necessidade do idioma para todas as funções exercidas dentro de uma empresa. A segunda diz respeito à fluência no idioma exigida nos processos de seleção das empresas. E a terceira aborda o fato do aprendizado… Read More
Leonardo Da Vinci’s wacky piano is heard for the first time after 500 years
A bizarre instrument combining a piano and cello has finally been played to an audience more than 500 years after it was dreamt up Leonardo da Vinci. Da Vinci, the Italian Renaissance genius who painted the Mona Lisa, invented the ‘‘viola organista’’ – which looks like a baby grand piano – but never built it,… Read More
Confusing words: mugwump
Origin: The Mugwumps were Republican political activists who bolted from the United States Republican Party by supporting Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland in the United States presidential election of 1884. Theyswitched parties because they rejected the financial corruption associated with Republican candidate James G. Blaine. In a close election, the Mugwumps supposedly made the difference in… Read More
The Impact of Leaders’ Language
A new study by Jonathan R. Clark, assistant professor of management at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), states that the language of leaders has a profound effect on the performance of their employees. Clark’s top-tier research, published in Organizational Dynamics, shows that how a company presents its vision and values is deeply… Read More
Top missunderstood words
Politically correct English
As we progress in the 21st century, more and more everyday English terms are considered offensive. Although there are many categories in which words have been changed such as racial and ethnic groups, age, ilness and disabilities, and sexual preferences, among others, it is in gender that these changes are more noticeable: Gender is an… Read More
The Blonde Stereotype
I have always wondered about the origin of blonde jokes. All women I know, despite of their hair color, are pretty smart! So, with a little help from Wikipedia, here it is: The blonde stereotype, the stereotypical perception of blond-haired women, has two aspects. On one hand, over the history, blonde hair in women has… Read More
“Engrish” XI: translation mistakes from across the globe, from menus to billboards, and mispelling
Fun with words: 100 ways to say “good”
ɡo͝od/ adjective adjective: good; comparative adjective: better; superlative adjective: best 1. to be desired or approved of. “we live at peace with each other, which is good” synonyms: healthy, fine, sound, tip-top, hale and hearty, fit, robust, sturdy, strong,vigorous More antonyms: poor, ill pleasing and welcome. “she was pleased to hear good news about him” expressing approval. “the play had good reviews” 2. having the qualities… Read More
