Languages

The Brummie accent is one of many regional accents spoken within the UK. There are millions of speakers, and yet little is known of it outside of Birmingham.

It is an unfortunate tendency for English-speaking North Americans to lack knowledge of foreign languages. Here I outline quantifiable justification for a more cosmopolitan North American outlook

French has a lot of good reasons to start learning it. Find out why in the article!

Using apps to help you learn Japanese keeps your motivation up and helps you learn more quickly. Use this list to grab the best Japanese language apps for iPhone and Android.

Everyone has tried to learn a language at some point in their lives. Some were more successful than others and some gave up without getting very far. In this article I will show you how to learn a language to fluency in a short period of time and for free.

A compendium, collection, and chrestomathy of words you will likely never use. How can you resist a sales pitch like that?

This article explores 75 easy-to-learn phrases in Russian. It provides an introduction to the Cyrillic "alphabet," as well as introductory lesson in pronunciation.

26 words that you will likely never find a way of elbowing into a conversation. Interesting though.

Based on my research and studying the reports written by teachers of language-less people in the deaf community, it’s obvious to me that something goes on in their heads despite the lack of language.

Types of Filipino verbs in their different tenses categorized as MAG verbs, UM verbs, I verbs and MA verbs with explanations on how to conjugate these types of Filipino/Tagalog verbs.

Language can be defined as a form of communication that allows intercourse between multiple people, is arbitrary (in words individually), generative (in word placement), and constantly evolving.

Japanese phrases that are used everyday and will help fill in those gaps in conversation and build fluency. All phrases shown have audio examples added for pronunciation.

This article details the famous last words of 20 writers, artists, politicians, musicians and businessmen. Some of the last words included are those of Steve Jobs, John Adams, Kurt Cobain and Marie Antoinette.

Sometimes there are no words in the English language for our feelings. But we can turn to another language for the exact word we need.

In case you thought Chinese had no Curse words. I say, "you have to know what to listen for." Here we have a list of all the most common Chinese Curse Words, Chinese Insults, Chinese Swear Words, et

The differences between British and American English are reflected primarily in the use of vocabulary, grammar, spelling, and punctuation. This hub relates experience with Brits and British English.