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8 Tips to Enhance Language Learning Using Technology (2020)

Here you will read about EIGHT great tips on how to effectively use the internet and technology when learning a foreign language, based on my experience. Most of you will agree that sometimes it can be REALLY hard to use basic traditional methods (dictionary, attending courses, etc.) during language learning without technology. Luckily, nowadays technology […]Read More

6 Things to Keep The Season Bright at Work

The days are getting shorter, office staff is thinning out as people start taking holidays, and either work is slowing down a lot, or for those in the retail sector, it’s getting out of control. It’s easy to get your Christmas spirit dampened a little by long work days, but it doesn’t have to be […]Read More

15 European Language Facts

European Languages are pretty interesting Languages are an awesome thing. They are not only the way to communicate between humans but such an interesting topic. You will always have something new to learn and they’ll never fail to surprise you. Of course, in a continent with such a huge variety of languages as Europe, there […]Read More

13 Untranslatable European Words

European Languages has its fair share of untranslatable words Do you remember our 15 European Language Facts article? Fact #7 was the Georgian untranslatable word; shemomedjamo. Here are 13 words from different European languages that just like shemomedjamo can’t be translated into English. 1. Utepils (Norwegian) Who doesn’t like to drink a beer outside? Norwegians love this activity so much […]Read More

List: 24 of the Weirdest European Idiomatic Expressions

Idiomatic Expressions: Languages can be tricky sometimes… Idioms can be confusing for language learnings as their direct translations can have little meaning to anyone who’s not a native. They are defined as  “expressions whose meaning cannot be predicted from the meaning of its individual parts“. They’re also pretty funny as they often seem very nonsensical, […]Read More

8 Types of Bosses as Harry Potter Characters

Most bosses fall into a category – some fall into several. We´ve compiled a list of the types of bosses with their matching character from the Harry Potter films. Can you recognise your boss as any of these Harry Potter characters? The Friend (Ron) This boss is all about maintaining a good relationship and having […]Read More