Monty Python and the Holy Grail is chock full of nonsense phrases, from the knights who say “ni” to the shrubber who arranges, designs, and sells shrubberies. You can request verification for native languages by completing a simple application that takes only a couple of minutes. The noun is the neuter plural of the adjective…
I discovered that one of my ancestors was a member of King Henry VIII’s court. Defenestration The fascinating story behind many people’s favori… Extending with a separate loan means when your mortgage is due you’ll also have to pay off this separate loan. This is like a balloon payment, which is one large payment due…
Because of the fabulous play on words, this isn’t just a story for children but one for tweens, teens and adults too, especially if you ever participated in a spelling bee. Not only will readers learn some new words, but learn that spelling bees can actually be lots of fun, full of excitement or even…
Alarcos Llorach approached the study of EAS vowels from a totally different angle. At that point, linguists had only talked about vowel doubling, but Alarcos Llorach proposed vowel system doubling. He argued that EAS singular and plural vowels present a similar case to stressed and unstressed vowels; they are both the same phoneme. Alarcos posited…
It’s referred to as “outward nose breath” when you laugh silently instead of out loud. Given that it is motivated by hate and outrage, this is more cruel. Then there is “Old News B,” which is used to express annoyance with someone who posts information that has already been reported in a group conversation. Every…
Pendejo is generally an insult, with the force of the English “asshole” or “jerk.” But, itcan have a friendly tone to it as well, depending on context. Not sure if this app is trying to teach you your own native language or else I could never find the settings to make it teach me Espanol?…
This ASL-guided tour had also been hosted by Austin brewing colleagues like St. Elmo Brewing Company and Austin Beer Garden Brewing Company. Unfortunately, the initial results for their “Terp’d” tour weren’t great. It is now our fourth year and we are excited to present to you the ‘FUX’ Beer as part of theTalk to the…