I recognize English to be my first language, but I’m not a native English speaker. Because of that, I've discovered how important English is to my life.
I recognize English to be my first language, but I’m not a native English speaker. Because of that, I've discovered how important English is to my life.
The manufactured “technical vs. nontechnical” system of classification paints two disparate worlds. It’s time to start promoting more inclusive language.
The manufactured “technical vs. nontechnical” system of classification paints two disparate worlds. It’s time to start promoting more inclusive language.
I was sitting in Portuguese 103 one dreary winter day last semester when it occurred to me — and this thought was not in English, but in the Portuguese-Spanish cocktail pseudo-dialect known as “Portunhol” — that I was, in that moment, a visitor to the Portuguese language.
I was sitting in Portuguese 103 one dreary winter day last semester when it occurred to me — and this thought was not in English, but in the Portuguese-Spanish cocktail pseudo-dialect known as “Portunhol” — that I was, in that moment, a visitor to the Portuguese language.
Punctuation nation: A power ranking of our favorite typographical marks
These little symbols might seem small, but they carry with them centuries of history and some pretty big personalities. Which punctuation marks hold a special place in your heart?
Punctuation nation: A power ranking of our favorite typographical marks
These little symbols might seem small, but they carry with them centuries of history and some pretty big personalities. Which punctuation marks hold a special place in your heart?
Ostensibly, the clock was a piece of plastic hardware that tracked the seconds, minutes and hours of the day, but my teacher made it count for so much more.
Ostensibly, the clock was a piece of plastic hardware that tracked the seconds, minutes and hours of the day, but my teacher made it count for so much more.