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 [...]

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?” [...]

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 [...]