Languages
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5 советов как выучить иностранный язык
Есть немного интеллектуальных удовольствий, сравнимых c чтением на иностранном языке и осознанием того, что вы понимаете гораздо больше, чем ожидали. Continue reading
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10 reasons why YOU SHOULD study Russian
Our last piece “10 damn good reasons why you should NOT study French”, judging from the reactions online, was not well received. The PC thought police, which 24/7 patrols the dangerous dark corners of the net Continue reading
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10 damn good reasons NOT to study French
After the incredible popularity (for about 17 minutes everybody on the internet seemed to be talking just about this) that our recent piece “8 reasons NOT to study German” gave us, we decided to double down on it. Continue reading
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The Beauty and the Beast: Russian-Polish false friends
Russian and Polish, both Slavic languages, share a lot of vocabulary and they are indeed pretty similar, althought they are not really mutually intelligible. There are some words that are particularly tricky, however. Continue reading
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Does the future of language learning belong to language apps?
Suddenly it looked like nobody was studying anymore languages the way old bores like me used to. No more books, no more writing, no more real classes, Continue reading
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8 reasons why you should NOT study German
Many years ago, for some reason I started to fancy studying some Finnish. Before I had gone further than the everyday greetings, I met a Finnish young woman and with the typical Nordic straight talk, she just said: “Nobody should study Finnish”. Fine Continue reading
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Can you measure a language?
A couple of days ago a friend of mine who lives in Germany (for now) asked me how long it took me to progress from level B1 to level B2 when I was learning German (my friend is a computer programmer and has an analytical mindset, so he likes to quantify everything). The question, apparently… Continue reading
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5 Tips To Study A Foreign Language
There are few intellectual pleasures comparable to finding yourself reading in a foreign language and realizing that you understand much more than you would have expected. However, foreign languages do require a consistent amount of effort, an effort which most people in adulthood are not willing to undertake. Learning a new language means beginning everything… Continue reading
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