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The internet is a vast resource for learning, which also happens to be the most distracting place in the world to learn anything. One minute you&#8217

If an alien spaceship were to land on Earth right now, it would be the most significant event to happen in any of our lifetimes. While scientists have

With over 100 million speakers, German is currently the most spoken language in the EU. But where does German — with its complex grammar and endless v

If you are a citizen of a democracy (or democratic republic), voting in elections is an important part of how your society functions. While methods of

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At some point in every language learner’s journey — often very early on — a situation arises that you’ll wish to express polite regret for

Historically, it’s been somewhat difficult to find non-English movies in English-speaking countries. The dominance of Hollywood threatened to ma

As two of the most-spoken languages in the world, Spanish and English run into each other quite a bit. It’s no surprise, then, that certain Spanish wo

The Grammys are the pre-eminent awards for recording artists in the United States. Each year, they recognize works from across the world of sound, fro

The hardest concepts to grasp in a new language are the ones that don’t have an equivalent in your native language. English doesn’t have a

My thoughts are racing, my eyes blur, as if I’m looking at the world through the bottom of a milk bottle. My breathing shortens and all peripheral sou

There’s a greeting and a farewell for every situation, and the way you say goodbye in Indonesian will depend on a number of factors. How well do

So, you want to move to Montreal or Quebec City. Often billed as a slice of Europe within North America, it’s easy to see the appeal. As French-speaki

One thing you’ll learn quickly as a language student? There isn’t always one catch-all “sorry” term in every language that enc

Did you know that around two million people in Switzerland are French speakers? For the most part, they live in Suisse romande, or Romandy, in the wes