Sup? It seems that, UC Davis, a Californian university pepper sprayed students some time back. Don’t worry. It happens. Students. Seat of learning. Pepper spray. These things go together like strawberries and cream. For some reason, the university is now trying to hide … Continue reading
Sup? I’m listening to Alice nel paese delle meraviglie ‘Alice in Wonderland’ while I walk my dog – who incidentally has just undergone the yearly nasal spray experience. (For those who don’t have a dog, yearly vaccinations include one which is … Continue reading
Sup my friends? Yet again, I’ve made an organisation related resolution. On the RHS of this post, under the rather pompously named ‘My language journey’, I’m going to add details of :- My Language Journey. Yeah! Name and shame. Public … Continue reading
You have to hand it to the French. They have some brilliant expressions. I’ve just come across ‘entre chien et loup’, a phrase which describes the time of day which in English we call ‘twilight’. Twilight is the time of day, early … Continue reading
I like this expression and use it in English a lot. It happened to be todays expression (from 365 Days of French Expressions), so I thought I’d learn it in Spanish and Italian. A cheval donné on ne regarde pas … Continue reading
Sup? Well one of my goals was to improve my (rubbish) French and reach a B1 level by the end of the year. The year hasn’t started particularly encouragingly, mainly because I’ve been very busy with work and you know stuff. But, … Continue reading
Sup? The ‘elephant in the room’ is an English metaphorical idiom for an obvious truth that is either being ignored or going unaddressed. With languages, this is comprehension, and this blog post says it better than I could, but the … Continue reading
Sup? Here is a list, in no particular order, of what I would like to do or add to on Surface languages over the coming year. Improve the look of the homepage. Add five hundred sentences in Catalan, French and Russian. Add … Continue reading
Sup? This year I’d like to think that I will be more productive than the last, or in fact any previous years of my life. The fact that I’m writing this at 10.32, so far having achieved nothing today, suggests that … Continue reading
I know it is slightly early, but New Years Day is not normally a good day for resolutions (or thinking about such), due to it being the morning after the night b4 and all. Last year, I was trying to improve my … Continue reading