The Irritating question that comes to your mind is “why do I have to avoid the word very when it is widely used in books and daily conversation and why does it sound useless?” The answer is you have all the right to use “very”. It adds emphasis. But wait, the problem is not about…
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…
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…
Meta has provided additional services to its Portal video calling devices. The service targets users with hearing problems to use sign languages with family members and co-workers easily by relying on English or Spanish sign language interpreters who take part in the video conversations. Video calling can be free for those who qualify to benefit…
Read More “People with hearing problems can easily communicate on Meta and it is hilarious!” »
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
No matter how fluent you are, if you wish to pursue your studies abroad in an English-speaking country or find out what level your language skills are, you will then need to take an exam to prove your skills. But many learners and students are unsure which certification exam to take. 1. Most Common Proficiency…
Read More “Most Common Proficiency Exams: which is best for you?” »
Do you that there is a tribe somewhere in the globe that uses whistles to communicate. You wonder how this can happen and you are curious to know more about the whistled language. Let’s see. In general, and before the invention of technology and other artificial means of communication, whistling was one form of fun….
Read More “Speaking in Whistles: the fascinating art of the whistled language” »
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…
Read More “The New Global Means of Communication: Will Emoji become the language of the future?” »
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…
Read More “4 Golden Steps to Easily Learn Any Language Through Music” »
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
