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Category: Applied Linguistics

60 Funny Oxymorons you will certainly enjoy

Posted on November 27, 2022September 18, 2023 By The Lingwist
60 Funny Oxymorons you will certainly enjoy

On a daily basis, we use oxymorons but never thought how weird they actually are. Understanding their contradictions will make up laugh out loud. In fact, they’re quite common in everyday speech across multiple languages. What is an oxymoron? According to the Collins dictionary, an oxymoron is a figure of speech in which opposite or contradictory ideas or terms are…

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Applied Linguistics, English

25 Funny Text Conversations that Will Make you Laugh

Posted on August 10, 2022September 20, 2023 By The Lingwist
25 Funny Text Conversations that Will Make you Laugh

Many people also think that texting is bad because it makes us lazy in the way we speak, but sometimes it becomes funny and enjoyable. Here we list 20 funny text messages and conversations that will make you laugh. 1. The French Guy 2. The angry bird and the teaser 3. You are right! 4….

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Applied Linguistics, English

20 Most Inspiring Quotes of All Time Everyone Should Know

Posted on August 8, 2022September 20, 2023 By The Lingwist
20 Most Inspiring Quotes of All Time Everyone Should Know

Inspirational and motivational quotes can significantly impact your life and future. It might affect how you think, feel, react, and interact with yourself and the world around you. In other cases, quotes and sayings can be used to impress others or as encouragement. Putting the meaning of true wisdom into words has been a pursuit…

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Applied Linguistics, English

20 Hard but Useful Homographs you Should Add to your Vocabulary Immediately with Examples

Posted on July 24, 2022July 24, 2022 By The Lingwist
20 Hard but Useful Homographs you Should Add to your Vocabulary Immediately with Examples

Homographs are words with different pronunciations, meanings, and origins but the same spelling.  According to Your Dictionary “, homographs have the same spelling and different meanings, but unlike homophones, homographs may also have different pronunciations; For example, when you pronounce the word advocate with a short /a/ sound, it’s a noun that means “a person who speaks…

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Applied Linguistics, English

20 Beautiful Untranslatable Words from Around the World

Posted on July 24, 2022August 12, 2022 By The Lingwist
20 Beautiful Untranslatable Words from Around the World

As we know, each language has its own unique features, linguistic complexities, and grammatical rule. therefore, translating between them is not easy since the target language cannot capture nor carry the social and artistic aspects of the source language.

Applied Linguistics, English

Top 10 Longest Words in English You should know

Posted on July 22, 2022January 24, 2023 By The Lingwist
Top 10 Longest Words in English You should know

0 of the Longest Words in the English Language that you should know and their meaning

Applied Linguistics, English

Hard Riddles That Will Leave You Stumped

Posted on July 15, 2022October 10, 2023 By The Lingwist
Hard Riddles That Will Leave You Stumped

A riddle is a statement, question, or phrase that has a double meaning. These ones s will engage your child without causing too much frustration. Perfect for warming up their brain so they can keep solving more!

Applied Linguistics, English, Vocabulary

10 Common Slang Words Used by Gen Z in English and What they Mean

Posted on May 3, 2022January 7, 2023 By The Lingwist
10 Common Slang Words Used by Gen Z in English and What they Mean

Generation Z refers to the generation that was born between 1997-2012, following millennials. This generation has been raised on the internet and social media, with some of the oldest finishing colleges by 2020 and entering the workforce.

Applied Linguistics, English

Blind People Remember Language Better Than Sighted People: A Study Reveals

Posted on May 2, 2022July 14, 2022 By The Lingwist
Blind People Remember Language Better Than Sighted People: A Study Reveals

General Statement According to a new study by Johns Hopkins University and the University of California, Irvine, Blind people can remember speech and language better than sighted people. The reason behind that according to the study is that blind people use language as a mental tool to remember information. Study Marina Bedny, an associate professor…

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English, Applied Linguistics

Google Docs Assisted Text Feature Fails In Its Inclusive Language Suggestions

Posted on May 1, 2022July 14, 2022 By The Lingwist
Google Docs Assisted Text Feature Fails In Its Inclusive Language Suggestions

Google Docs has released a new update named assisted text to help users to have a better experience. The application aims to allow users to not only benefit from grammar, spelling, and style suggestions but also from precise recommendations to avoid the use of terms that are not considered inclusive. While using the application, the…

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English, Applied Linguistics

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