C’est la vie, mi casa su casa, et cetera

If you understand each of those phrases, guess what? You can speak multiple languages! Alright, so maybe that’s pushing the envelope a little, but it’s true. We grow up learning not just English, but phrases in other languages like French, Spanish, and Latin. In fact, those phrases are so ingrained in our society that they’re [...]

Your peers and their effect on language

It’s interesting how the people around you often have a subtle impact on the way you talk, in both accent and phrases. I remember back when I was in elementary school, I went to a camp where all of the kids in my group started their sentences with “Dude”. “Dude, wanna get some food?” “Dude, [...]

R.S.V.P.: Do you know what it stands for?

Isn’t it funny how we use abbreviations in everyday language and sometimes never actually know what it stands for? A few months back, I was asked to “RSVP as soon as possible” to an event I had been invited to. We all know that means I need to get back to the host as to [...]