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2013 US-to-UK Word of the Year: Black Friday
Long-time readers will know that every year I pick (with some helpful suggestions from readers) words of the year with a twist: they must be American words that made a splash in the UK, or British ones...
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UK-to-US Word of the Year: bum
This is part 2 of my 2013 WotY posts, the UK-to-US part. Part 1 is here. I get a bit embarrassed when I tell journalists about the UK-to-US Words of the Year, as there are too many "naughty" ones...
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"Hi Trisha, Hope you’re well!"
You're sending an email to a client that you haven't spoken to in a couple of months. You start the email with a nice greeting. Hi Trisha, Hope you’re well!
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30 Great Spanish and Spanish Slang Articles from 2013 by Speaking Latino
First… Thank You! 2013 has been a great year for Speaking Latino. Why? Diana and I experienced more of the real world Spanish visiting four countries: Puerto Rico, Peru, Colombia and Chile. For me it...
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Memrise Merges Science, Fun and Community to Help Learn Irish Online for Free...
Learn Irish with 'Mems' that Create Vivid, Sensory Memories Memrise Irish is a fun, community-oriented (i.e. 'social') and - gasp! - scientific way to learn Irish online. The idea behind the interface...
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Learn Irish with Android Apps
More Irish Android Apps than you can Handle! Anyone with an Android gadget most likely knows about Google Play, as it's become the go-to source for Android apps. That said, I wanted to point out a...
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The Best 15 Latino Children’s Books from 2013
Here is the list of best Latino children’s books published in 2013. It is based in the recent release of the lists created by Latinas for Latino Lit, School Library Journal and Center for the Study of...
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"Hi Isabella, It’s great to hear from you!"
You received an email from a client that you haven't spoken to in a couple of months. You write back to her, and start your email with this friendly greeting. Hi Isabella, It’s great to hear from you!
View ArticleChinese Culture and Travel - New China Tourism Law
In April this year in China, a new tourism law was approved which took into effect on October 1st. This new law is intended to improve the in country’s tourism industry. In my Chinese Culture and...
View ArticleJet Lag’s Revenge
OK, I admit… I like talking about stages. Stages of learning Chinese, stages of tonal development, Chinese grammar challenges in stages, stages of cultural adaptation. And now it’s stages of jet lag...
View Article12/30/13 - dissemble
To pretend, to give a false or misleading semblance of something, to mislead, deceive, misguide, or fake.
View ArticleLawyer’s Seasonal Greetings
Have you ever wondered why the celebrations at the end of the year are so important for lawyers? As for all of us who wish the Christmas and New Year holidays happened more than once a year and brought...
View ArticleAJATT Best of 2013
The archive has been scoured, the votes have been tallied and the verdict is in! Some were chosen by popularity, some based on my own personal biases, others using a combination of both, and they’re...
View ArticleNew Year, New You: Fitness Trends from Around the Globe
Unique Ways People Get Fit Around the World Just in Time for Your New Year’s Resolutions A New Year means the chance for a new you. Come January 1, it’s time to abandon the booze and chocolates and get...
View ArticleThe rise of HTML5
As the owner of an iPhone, iPad and iPad mini (thank you, Santa!) I will openly admit that I do not like Flash. There is no Adobe Flash Player for iOS devices, so when visiting a site with Flash...
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In my reading of The Russian Origins of the First World War, by Sean McMeekin, I’ve gotten to Chapter 5 (“The Russians and Gallipoli”), which starts with the following epigraph: All solutions [to the...
View ArticleMost popular posts of 2013
Last post of 2013 and here are the most-popular posts published this year: How many languages should your website support? The next Internet revolution will not be in English The top 25 global websites...
View ArticleWord of the Week: Retcon
Retcon: Abbreviation for “retroactive continuity,” “reframing past events to serve a current plot need.” (Source: TV Tropes.) Also used as a verb meaning “to revise history.” “Retroactive continuity”...
View ArticleZimowy poemat
Snowy winter always make me think about poetry…so it is time for a snowy poem by Krystyna Kunigiel-Jabłońska! Zimowy poemat Gdy ludzie zgonieni po codziennym trudzie, do snu ułożyli pomęczone głowy, za...
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"I was wondering if I could exchange them for another pair."
Earlier today, you bought a pair of gloves. But you discovered that there was a hole in one of them. You went back to the store, and now you're asking the cashier if you can get a replacement for the...
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