Tag Archives: Language
Aboriginal Australians had regular trade and cultural exchanges with Indonesian Makassan sailors for…
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania possesses a unique English dialect known as Pittsburghese.
Hyperforeignism is when speakers mispronounce foreign words by applying incorrect patterns, often…
In Australian slang, individuals with red hair are commonly referred to as “Bluey.”
In 1963, 16-year-old Bruce McAllister sent a survey to 150 famous writers, with 75 responses, to…
Keep Calm and Carry On
You can find it almost everywhere: in every gift shop, on every online merchandise store, on every souvenir stand – and on every object imaginable, from posters and postcards to coffee mugs, water bottles, t-shirts, and phone cases: the brick-red background, the stylized white crown, and in big, bold letters, those five iconic words: Keep… Read More »
What’s Up With Measuring So Many Things in “Gauge”?
From the dawn of history we humans have been obsessed with measurement, striving to gauge, rank, and quantify every part of our world from the tallest mountain to the tiniest grain of sand. It is an obsession which led to the development of the precise mathematics and science which underpin our modern world. But one… Read More »
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is Up With the NATO Phonetic Alphabet?
Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-Ray, Yankee, Zulu. If you have ever served in the armed forces or worked in the aviation industry, these words are most likely permanently seared into your brain. And even if you… Read More »
