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Is That a Fish in Your Ear?

Is That a Fish in Your Ear? is a new book from Penguin UK about translation and the meaning of specific words across different languages. The video above gives a few examples of translatable words in different languages and how … Continue reading

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Justin Bieber is confused by the word 'German'

This is disturbing and puzzling to me. I can’t wrap my head around it.

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What does WD-40 stand for?

According to the New York Times article on the death of John S. Barry, the man not responsible for the invention of WD-40 but the ubiquitous sale of the product, the name WD-40 stands for “water displacement, formulation successful in … Continue reading

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My First Dictionary

My First Dictionary is a blog that uses childrens story illustrations and juxtaposes them with specific words to make the original intention of the artwork completely different. The blog is categorized alphabetically so you can go to any particular letter … Continue reading

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