Linguistics
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Travel and Transport Phrases
I frequently lose my train of thought. Maybe it’s age. Maybe it’s too many unimportant details rattling around my head. Maybe it’s… Why did I come upstairs? Regardless, it’s a great expression to describe that feeling of your brain drifting. So I thought I’d muse a little about some expressions coming from themes of travel Continue reading
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Back for Season 3!
Hey there, welcome back! Thanks for continuing reading and to any new readers, welcome too! So. Parachutes. Having a conversation with my brother a couple of months ago, the roots of the word came up. As they do. Parachute comes from chuter in French, which means to fall, and the prefix, para, means against or Continue reading
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O-Overseas
A few reflections. All my posts this season are “inspired by” a letter of the alphabet! Overseas is an interesting word in English. It is used to describe travelling to another country, but if you are in Europe and you travel from Spain to Italy, let’s say, we would not say overseas. We may just Continue reading
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U-Unlucky
A summary of the Spanish interview in the U is For… PodcastAll my posts this season are “inspired by” a letter of the alphabet! In this week’s Podcast, our topic word was Unlucky, and we talked about superstitions, which bring either bad or good luck. When better than Friday 13th? We began with the Black Continue reading
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E-Education
All my posts this season are “inspired by” a letter of the alphabet! I come from a family of teachers, and have been immersed in education in one form or another throughout my working life. So here are a few reflections. In a progressive as opposed to regressive society, education must surely be one of Continue reading
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C- Cuentos (Tales)
I’m making the most of the letter C for a Spanish word for this post! What follows is an extract from my novelette Cuentos del Pueblo, in Spanish, and Tales of the Village, in English. You can find the whole story to buy below: Ebook Español Ebook English Bilingual Paper book Scroll down for the Continue reading
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