I wouldn’t be surprised if you haven’t heard of this one before. It’s the native language of New Zealand and of course a very important part of my culture. If you’ve never travelled to New Zealand before, the only example you might have heard would probably come from any rugby match involving our national team, [...]
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When languages mix…badly
Words are often taken from other languages and imported into your own, sometimes with funny results. In Mexico, I’ve been told that it’s become increasing common to say “vacunar la carpeta.” Now to English speakers, you might not be surprised by this, thinking it simply means to “vacuum the carpet” and that is indeed what [...]
The goodness of Dr Seuss
Everybody loves Dr Seuss, he’s a worldwide phenomenon, and even my spell-check knows how to spell his name. But should he be used to teach English? I had this discussion with a fellow teacher after one of my students bought one of his books. Sure, we loved them as kids, but I can’t say they [...]