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French kiss, French toast… Are they REALLY French?

Have you ever noticed how the English language uses the word French as an adjective, usually to describe something either ugly, perverted, disgusting or all of them at the same time? This looks like a plot against the frog-eat… against the Gallic people. It is time to shed some light on die hard clichés, nurtured […]
May 13, 2020
Marketing Attribution – what does it mean?

I just started a new job at AdTriba, a business-to-business software provider. It sure is a major change from the language environment I was in so far! AdTriba is specialized in marketing attribution. Rather complex topic from the outside, but not so unfathomable when you start digging into it. And, since I love learning new things […]
April 12, 2017
Trying to get a word into the dictionary

That’s quite a good idea: Trying to get a word into the dictionary. They actually are words missing and that are so easy to make (using the stem form with a prefix or a suffix) At the same time, some made-up words tend to invade our newspapers and it’s a loss (Anybody else is allergic to the verb […]
May 17, 2013
How much space do we have?

When it comes to learning languages, many difficulties get in the way. New pronunciation, spelling, different characters, unknown words, sometimes new alphabet and often different syntax. Not to mention learning grammar rules, words and conjugation. Assuming you can take the challenge and decide to give it a try. You learn and practise thoroughly, religiously even, […]
May 26, 2011