American slang Part 2
The counters merely say that the person is rejected – he does not belong to the group. In uttering the counter we don’t care what the person is; we are pledging our …
The language of Slang
The reaction to any word may be, in an individual, either a mob-reaction or an individual reaction. It is up to the individual to ask himself: Is my reaction individual, or am …
Latin phrases in English
Latin phrases in English still used in everyday language plus a complete list of Latin abbreviations, for students, teachers and common citizens. Humanum genus est avidum nimis auricularum. (Lucrezio) Mankind is too …
Latin and English
English is a Germanic language, with a grammar and a core vocabulary inherited from Proto-Germanic. However, a significant portion of the English vocabulary comes from Romance and Latinate sources. A portion of …
The book of nonsense
A limerick is a stanza of five lines, very common in Anglo-Saxon countries. Its subject is either very innocent or very naughty, but always humorous and absurd, just as our existence. They …
Industrial Design
Recognizing the need is the primary condition for design. Charles Eames Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works. Steve Jobs Where do new …
100 famous proverbs
Proverbs where largely collected and used by my old friend John Florio, but of course they were created and employed much earlier from a lot of other different writers all around the …
The United Kingdom
United Kingdom Test Sometimes it is useful to test the knowledge of our students using a test, a quiz or some questions. I usually use Kahoot or Quizlet, but when I have …
We rise by lifting others.
DA Datta, DA Dayadhvam, DA Damyata, shantih, shantih, shantih! (Give, sympathize, control, peace, peace, peace). T.S. Eliot from The Waste Land No one has ever become poor by giving. Anne Frank We …
Wisdom of proverbs
Wisdom of proverbs. An article that analyzes the importance of great proverbs that is the best sentences of wisdom and irony in the English language and culture. For proverbs are the pith, …
Lenovo Tablet TB-7304
Lenovo ZA330191DE Tablet TB-7304 , Display 7″ HD IPS Touch, Memoria 2 GB, Storage 16 GB eMCP, Card Reader micro SD, Wi-fi B/G/N, BT 4.1, Camera Frontale e Posteriore 2MP, LTE, GPS, …
English Video Lessons
English video lessons by great nice characters, professional speakers and famous authors by the world of English blog, that is to say english-culture.com. Learning English takes time and patience. This video lesson …