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Category: 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 No Comments on 20 Hard but Useful Homographs you Should Add to your Vocabulary Immediately with Examples
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 No Comments on 20 Beautiful Untranslatable Words from Around the World
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 No Comments on Top 10 Longest Words in English You should know
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, 2022January 26, 2023 By The Lingwist No Comments on Hard Riddles That Will Leave You Stumped
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 No Comments on 10 Common Slang Words Used by Gen Z in English and What they Mean
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 No Comments on Blind People Remember Language Better Than Sighted People: A Study Reveals
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 No Comments on Google Docs Assisted Text Feature Fails In Its Inclusive Language Suggestions
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

20 Funny definitions you probably don’t know

Posted on December 11, 2021November 2, 2022 By The Lingwist No Comments on 20 Funny definitions you probably don’t know
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

Most Common Proficiency Exams: which is best for you?

Posted on December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 By The Lingwist No Comments on Most Common Proficiency Exams: which is best for you?
Most Common Proficiency Exams: which is best for you?

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…

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English

Speaking in Whistles: the fascinating art of the whistled language

Posted on November 26, 2021August 14, 2022 By The Lingwist
Speaking in Whistles: the fascinating art of the whistled language

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….

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