Communicating with Siri: What Can I Help You With?
“What can I help you with?” This is the usual greeting that welcomes you if you are a user of…
Marriage: the 13th Rite of Passage in Hindu Culture
Under the Hindu culture, marriage is the 13th rite of passage out of the 16 most important ceremonies observed during…
Brain Lateralization and its Effects on Language Facility and Brain Functions
Brain lateralization defines whether you are right- or left-brain dominant. The language function is located in the left hemisphere of…
Selfie, Twerk, Hashtags: Most Annoying Words for 2013
Lake Superior State University (LSSU) has a group of word-watchers that started coming out with an annual list of overused,…
Welcoming the New Year: Traditions and Celebrations Around the World
It's a day before 2013 ends and 2014 is ushered in. The first countries welcoming the New Year 2014 are Samoa…
Smart People Use Smart Words
In this competitive world, being smart is one of the guaranteed ways to thrive and gain success amid obstacles and…
Teaching Children to be Grateful for Small and Big Things and Say “Thank You”
In this day and age when most things are done electronically, the simplest polite gesture as saying thank you is…
Uniting People Through Conversations with “Huh?”
In everyday conversations, people sometimes get hit in a situation where they fall flat, unable to catch the last word…
Language Translation: Gaffes, Bloopers and Mistranslations
Language translation and interpretation is a work that should be done by expert, professional and experienced interpreters and translators. On…
The Not so Usual and Unique Christmas Traditions
Despite what some people say, Christmas is still one of the most awaited holidays of the year. It is an…
Sumimasen is Excuse Me or Thank You or Sorry or … in Japanese
If you are familiar with Japanese drama, or Jdorama as it is usually called among the fans, you will have…
A Christmas Story: Happiest Christmas for Father and Daughter
There was once a man who lived with his young daughter named Elma. The man was sickly and thin and…