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Category: Applied Linguistics

Want to sound smarter? Avoid these 10 Words

Posted on December 29, 2021September 19, 2023 By The Lingwist
Want to sound smarter? Avoid these 10 Words

While speaking or writing, language users should ditch intensifiers like “absolutely”, “completely”, and “really” from their vocabulary and mental lexicon. This will make them sound smarter and more precise. Here at the Lingwist, we share a list of words to avoid. They are unnecessary and can be cut out. 1. Actually “Actually” and “obviously” suggest…

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Applied Linguistics

Our Languages are Dying: 1,500 Languages Could Die out by the End of the Century, a New Study Reveals

Posted on December 28, 2021September 22, 2023 By The Lingwist
Our Languages are Dying: 1,500 Languages Could Die out by the End of the Century, a New Study Reveals

Languages are not just a group of words and symbols; they are keys to the cultural past of societies. Languages are repositories of centuries of human experiences, evolution, thoughts, emotions, and more. But when a language is lost, a door is closed on humankind. According to a study published by the Australian National University, 1,500…

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Applied Linguistics

20 Funny definitions you probably don’t know

Posted on December 11, 2021September 19, 2023 By The Lingwist
20 Funny definitions you probably don’t know

1. Bosshole 2. English Teacher 3. Exhasutipated 4. Fuckening 5. Hobosexual 6. Loosers 7. Passport 8. Porb 9. Queue 10. Science 11. Study 12. Synonym 13. Tomorrow 14. Unfuckwithable 15. Week 16. Gamophobia 17. Metanoia 18. Secret 19. Clapping 20. Headphones

English, Applied Linguistics

The New Global Means of Communication: Will Emoji become the language of the future?

Posted on November 22, 2021July 25, 2022 By The Lingwist
The New Global Means of Communication: Will Emoji become the language of the future?

1. Technology and alternative means of communication Modern technology threatens languages and leads to language loss and extinction. For instance, children are no longer good at writing and break grammatical and structural rules. Additionally, many linguists still refuse to recognize this shift and strongly claim that languages and dialects will survive and evolve. Strangely, kids…

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English, Applied Linguistics

4 Golden Steps to Easily Learn Any Language Through Music

Posted on October 24, 2021November 30, 2021 By The Lingwist
4 Golden Steps to Easily Learn Any Language Through Music

If you are not a native speaker of English, learning the language can be one of the toughest and most rewarding challenges you will ever experience, and mastering it means better career opportunities. Here, at the lingwist, we can show you how to learn any language through music. But how? let’s see! Non-English-speaking people listen…

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Applied Linguistics, English

10 Different Ways to Say “NO” Politely!

Posted on October 18, 2021February 14, 2024 By The Lingwist
10 Different Ways to Say “NO” Politely!

Stop saying “yes” when you mean “no”. If you don’t say no to some requests, then you are overburdening yourself. In a finite world, you have a lot to do. You have to arrange your priorities and the most important things. If you keep saying yes to everything, you will end up just doing others’ task

Applied Linguistics, English

10 Weird but Meaningful Words in English to Use and Impress Others

Posted on August 6, 2021November 5, 2022 By The Lingwist
10 Weird but Meaningful Words in English to Use and Impress Others

Languages are so special with weird sounds, incredibly unique sentences, confusing expressions, and sometimes quite strange words. In English literature, Shakespeare is known for inventing a quite large number of weird words that are challenging to use nowadays. Here we are going to share with you some of the craziest words that can look funny…

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Applied Linguistics, English

10 Best Memes and Puns to Make you Laugh

Posted on August 4, 2021October 13, 2022 By The Lingwist
10 Best Memes and Puns to Make you Laugh

via: meme guy Puns and memes:  Sometimes we need to break the ice and have some fun. Here, We’ve collected the 10 funniest memes and puns for you. 1. Thank you my brain why does my mind recall only the most embarrassing scenes and swear words? Via Ahseeit 2. The engineer planned it well! Via…

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Applied Linguistics, English

5 Best Apps Everyone Should Have in the phone

Posted on July 30, 2021November 15, 2021 By The Lingwist
5 Best Apps Everyone Should Have in the phone

Source: Technology in EFL Thanks to the advancement of technology and total reliance on smartphones along with the daily use of computers, English language teaching and learning apps that help self-learning (Self-Study) have emerged. But wait! There are hundreds of apps and websites that offer help and a lot are confused about which one to…

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Applied Linguistics, English

4 mistakes to avoid while learning a new language

Posted on May 4, 2021November 15, 2021 By The Lingwist
4 mistakes to avoid while learning a new language

Source: The Motly Fool Students and learners devote time, effort, and money to learn and improve their communicative skills and get more chances in international business. The learning process, however, is a very complex task, and the acquisition of a foreign language becomes more difficult due to the errors made at the level of the…

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