The monarch who was not destined to govern

The Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1936 – 8 September 2022) Queen of the United Kingdom from 6th February 1952 until her death on 8th September 2022. Her reign of 70 year and 214 days, is the longest of any British monarch and the longest recorded of any female head of state…

Do you want to improve your pronunciation?

For me one of the biggest challenges when learning a language is how to have a good pronunciation.So don’t worry, here are some tips to improve your pronunciation ; but remember that you must be patient, dedicated, consistent and highly motivated to achieve it. The most important tip We learn from mistakes; at the beginning…

13 Wonderful Words That You’re Not Using (Yet)

Once you learn these rare but wonderful words, use them in conversation. 1. Biblioklept Definition: one who steals books Biblioklept is, in at least some sense of the word, fairly useless. It is two syllables longer than book thief. It is also unlikely to be understood by some portion of the people with whom you…

When you learn the vocabulary of a new language, Do you memorize or relate it?

The hard part of learning a new language is having to learn everything you know in a new vocabulary. To make the words stick in your mind, I suggest that instead of memorizing them, you relate them or make an emotional connection with the new words. Relate: When I started French, I had trouble remembering…

New Mexico Is Losing a Form of Spanish Spoken Nowhere Else

New Mexico is losing a form of Spanish from the earliest Spanish-speaking settlers which has endured for over 400 years in the state’s remote mountain villages. QUESTA, N.M. — When the old regulars gather at Cynthia Rael-Vigil’s coffee shop in Questa, N.M., a village nestled in the snow-capped Sangre de Cristo Mountains, they sip lattes…

2do. Coloquio de Posgrado en Humanidades 2023

La Escuela de Humanidades, Lengua e Internacionalización, a través de la Dirección de Posgrado en Humanidades invita a la Comunidad Uninter al 2do. Coloquio el 01 de julio a las 9:30 a.m. El coloquio https://definicion.de/coloquio/ tiene como objetivo principal, reunir a un grupo afín para intercambiar información por medio de conversaciones en los Foros relacionados…

15 English idioms that everyone should know

In this blog you will find 15 English idioms that everyone should know. But first, what is an idiom? Idioms are group of words, or in other words, a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of the words in it. In other words “Idioms mean something different than the individual words.” Native…

How do languages handle non-binary people?

What are your pronouns? In English, the most common answers are “he” or “she”. But a growing number of people identify as neither male nor female, and ask to be referred to with novel pronouns. “They” is by far the most common of these. In English, the linguistic adjustments required to accommodate non-binary people are…

Word of the Day

Vox populi Etymology Latin, voice of the people What It Means Vox populi is a Latin phrase that translates to “the voice of the people” and means, in essence, “popular sentiment or opinion.” A successful campaign manager and ardent defender of workers’ rights, Adela dedicates her time to speaking on behalf of vox populi. VOX POPULI in Context…

The Passive Infinitive

Hello everyone! For today’s mini lesson, let’s talk about the passive infinitive. The passive infinitive is ‘be + past participle’. We can use it in the same places as the normal infinitive to show a passive meaning. USE We can use the passive infinitive after verbs that usually take ‘to + infinitive‘. We can use the…