Tipping Practices in Different Parts of the World
A tip, otherwise known as a gratuity, is an amount of money that is given to certain workers who perform…
Why Modern Advertising Should Consider Translations within Cultural Context
Advertisements that are effective are those that achieve their purpose by catching people’s attention. These are the slogans and catchphrases…
Helpful Tips to Attaining Positive Attitude
Having a positive attitude and living a positive life is invaluable in helping us to deal with whatever comes our…
Things to Consider in Learning Foreign Language
Learning a foreign language can be very exciting. When you do, you are able to open yourself up to a…
The German Language: Logical, Peculiar, and Ultimately Worth Learning
Among English speaking people, saying that German, also known as Deutsch, is a difficult language to learn is a rather common…
It’s Summertime in the USA!
It’s finally summertime in the USA! Memorial Day, May 27 is not just a somber annual commemoration of the invaluable…
The Ubiquitous Pencil: Still Going Strong after More than Five Centuries of Use
Taking inspiration from the movie, “The Odd Life of Timothy Green,” let us take a look at the pencil, one…
Idioglossia – The Secret Language of Twins
Twins have always been a subject of interest to a lot of people. As a matter of fact, even families…
Zumba – the biggest dance fitness program in the world
Working out is still very fashionable these days, but there’s more to breaking a sweat than running the treadmill or…
Remembering the Heroes of War on Memorial Day
On the last Monday of May each year, the United States celebrates Memorial Day, a day that commemorates the heroism…
Parlez vous Français? French: the third most spoken of all the Romance languages
Do you speak French? That is what the title of this article means. “La langue française” (the French language) is…
The Sultry and Sexy Moves of Lambada
The lambada is a sexy dance, true, but contrary to the “dirty” image shown by some Hollywood films, it is…