I want to start today's Word Bites installment with yet another poll. This time, I want to ask, how do you pronounce 'tomato'? Do the last two syllables sound similar or identical to those of 'potato? For two words that might sound strangely similar for some, the presence of two possible pronunciations (or predominant patterns … Continue reading Why do we pronounce ‘tomato’ differently but not ‘potato’?
Nahuatl
3 languages that I’ve wanted to learn
Sometimes, I would ask myself this question -- given the time, resources and opportunity, which languages would I have got to learning? Recent events have provided opportunities to get started on some of these languages, but for the most part, I felt that I had accumulated quite a bit of backlog on language learning. Here, … Continue reading 3 languages that I’ve wanted to learn
Learning the Lesser-known Languages
I believe some of us have always wanted to learn some cool languages like Nunavut Inuktitut, Nahuatl or Gagana Samoa, but where are the resources? Anyway, this post is about my journey in learning the rather lesser-known languages, where resources may be few and far out of reach (like books which I can't buy anywhere … Continue reading Learning the Lesser-known Languages
The Language Closet 