USA’s Independence Day

It’s here! Nothing is missing for July 4th or, what is the same, Independence Day in the United States and the whole country is paralyzed to celebrate this great day for Americans. Barbecues, fireworks and thousands of flags will be the protagonists of this great day, let’s see why and how of this day! JULY…

Aprovechar al máximo 

¿Puede un trabajo flexible aumentar las oportunidades y reducir las barreras para las mujeres? Puntos importantes Muchas mujeres que regresan al trabajo después de interrupciones en su carrera optan por regresar a tiempo parcial. Esto podría deberse a preferencias personales o, por otro lado, a los arreglos costosos e inadecuados para el cuidado de los…

The best applications to learn sign language

Learning the alphabet, words, expressions and other concepts in sign language is possible thanks to these apps. Deafness is a major barrier to communication if interlocutors are unfamiliar with sign language. To remedy this problem, there are numerous alternatives such as, for example, this selection of applications to learn Sign Language in a simple and…

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…

Le mot du jour

CHEZ – préposition Je pense que nous avons tous eu des problèmes pour comprendre cette préposition. Voici une brève explication. Définition: L’origine: Chez est elliptique, et on a la locution complète dans l’ancien français à ches / en chiés, qui signifie exactement à la maison. Synonyme: auprès – dans – parmi. “Chez” peut également être…

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…

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…