win win situation
daily dos
tue 11/10/2009
Babies learn how to cry in their mother's speaking accent while still in the womb, according to a report in the medical journal Current Biology.
spanish or english: body parts
peep this
mon 6/1/2009
Some words sound cooler in Spanish, some sound cooler in English.
Of the following, which sounds cooler to you?
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ombligoLatin: umbilicus "a central point" |
belly buttonAnglian: bælg "leather bag, purse" + Old French: bouton "a button, bud" |
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axilaLatin: axilla "space underneath the arm" |
armpitLatin: armus "shoulder" + Latin: puteus "well, pit, shaft" |
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pescuezoCastillian Spanish: cuezo "collar" |
neckOld English: hnecca "neck, back of the neck" |
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rodillaLatin: rotella "little wheel" |
kneeLatin: genu "knee" |
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nalgasLatin: natica "buttocks" |
butt cheeksOld English: buttuc "end" |
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pestañasGreek: petalon"petal" |
eyelashesOld English: eage "to see" + las "flexible part of a whip" |
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senosLatin: sinus "curve" |
boobsLatin: puppa "little girl" |
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lóbulo de orejaLatin: lobus "hull, husk, pod" + Latin: auricula "ear" |
earlobeOld English: eare "organ of hearing" + Latin lobus "hull, husk, pod" |
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pulmónLatin: pulmo "the lung" |
lungLatin: levis "light" |
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riñónLatin: ren "kidney" |
kidneyOld English: cwið "womb" + ey "egg" |
(images by madaise, Thirteen Of Clubs, phoosh, Jaci Berkopec, really short, Roomic Cube, wonderferret, KirrilyRobert and jemsweb via flickr)
the usual suspects
daily dos
mon 1/14/2008
Need help with proper usage of the Spanish language? Consult Wikilengua. (via The Associated Press)
what are words worth
daily dos
mon 10/1/2007
Beatboxing, chill pill, ghetto fabulous, monobrow and pimpmobile are some of the words recently added to the Oxford English Dictionary. (via fimoculous)
dangerous babies
daily dos
tue 8/14/2007
Newlywed actress Eva Longoria says she'll teach her children three languages: English, French and Spanish. (via s)
sidewalk chalk
daily dos
mon 7/30/2007
The state of California will require telephone companies that market in other languages to also provide customer service and the like in those same languages.
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