“Engrish” II: translation mistakes from across the globe, from menus to billboards, and mispelling
“Engrish” I: translation mistakes from across the globe, from menus to billboards, and mispelling
Fun with words: reinvent
Queen Elizabeth II revokes independence of the United States of America
To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II In light of your failure to financially manage yourselves and inability to effectively govern yourselves responsibly, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately. (You should look up ‘revocation’ in the Oxford English Dictionary.) Her… Read More
Halloween Explained
Click on play to listen to an explanation about the origin of Halloween. You’ll be surprised!
The names for little things you never notice
Fun with words: lyrics
Confusing words: Thank or Thanks God it’s Friday?
“Thank God” is actually a shortened version of “Thanks be to God” which means that you are telling the others (your friends or whoever) that you are thankful to God. “Thank God” is in the same way as “Praise God”. “Thank God” is also correct because you are using “Thank” as a verb I (we)… Read More
Pesquisa de Produtividade & Índice de Proficiência em Inglês no Brasil 2018
Em que idioma faríamos o primeiro contato?
“Tudo o que um homem pode imaginar, outros homens poderão realizar”, Jules Verne. Quem de nós, amantes do seriado Star Trek, diria que um dia a ficção se tornaria realidade? E aí estão as tecnologias que um dia nos encantaram nas mãos dos personagens de Jornada nas Estrelas, mais presentes do que nunca em nossa… Read More
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