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12 rules for learning any language in 3 months
Preface by Tim FerrissI've written about how I learned to speak, read, and write Japanese, Mandarin, and Spanish. I've also covered my experiments with German, Indonesian, Arabic, Norwegian, Turkish,...
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Emojis are completely transforming the way we use email
Email isn't dead — at least not yet.While texting and the billion-dollar Slack app creep into email's territory, the 44-year-old technology is still very much evolving.And that evolution, according to...
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I spent a month trying to learn French in my sleep — here's what happened
For the past month, attempting to learn French has been a part of my nighttime routine.After I turn on this 5-hour video, I dim my iPhone screen and doze off, the French man on the screen whispering...
View ArticleThe coolest phrases only people in the military use
Members of the military have a special language that is very much their own. Here's a cheat sheet on what some of their coolest phrases mean. Produced by Eames Yates. Original reporting by Jeremy...
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A Harvard linguist reveals the most misused words in English
Some languages, like French, have an official body that decides how words can and cannot be used.English, as a flexible, global language, has no such designated referee.Therefore, there is no...
View ArticleAnimated map shows how the world's first written languages spread
The introduction of writing systems changed the world. It allowed humans to physically express thoughts and language, as well as record events for future generations to study. Although different...
View ArticleThis new app could fix the most annoying thing about traveling abroad
The creators behind Memrise, an online language learning app, have created the world's first video dictionary. The dictionary helps users learn new languages by watching short clips of native speakers....
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9 phrases that make you sound less experienced than you are
When I started my first job, I was the youngest person in my organization. No, really.Although I could legally drink (barely), every single one of my 300-or-so co-workers was older and more experienced...
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Clever tricks for creating your own language from the guy who invented the...
As a college freshman, David J. Peterson became fascinated with languages. He then began inventing his own words and grammar.“It was kind of like crocheting,” he says. “Except you can make money with...
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The shortest science paper ever published is utterly brilliant
To most laypeople, a scientific paper is a wordy jumble of jargon, the abstruse monotony occasionally punctured with a confusing chart, and maybe a table or two brimming with numbers.Many scientists...
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14 sayings only people from New England can understand
New Englanders have a certain way of saying things.In Yankee country, we call remote controls "clickers," traffic circles "rotaries," and subs "grinders." Mainers tack unnecessary "r"s onto words, like...
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9 embarrassing grammar mistakes, and how to avoid making them
Some might consider grammar an annoying technicality, a detail of speech and writing not worth the time fussing over."That's bunk," writes Nick Corcidolos, a headhunter in Silicon Valley since...
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English is losing its status as the universal language of the Internet
More than half of the internet is in English.But that percentage may decline in the future, according to research by Álvaro Blanco from Funredes, a nonprofit that studies technology usage in the...
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'They' was just named 2015's Word of the Year
In a year that saw “manbun,” “dadbod,” and “trigger warning” creep into our daily vocabularies, it was a simple pronoun that was deemed the most notable word of them all."They" has been named 2015’s...
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This is what it's like to speak 20 languages
For 20-year-old Tim Doner, a trip to the kebab shop isn't just a means to spiced meat — it's a way to teleport himself far, far away.Doner, an American who speaks between 6 and 20 languages depending...
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A group texting app turned off its spellchecker for 72 hours — and the...
Millennials aren't usually heralded as guardians of the English language, and a new experiment didn't do them any favors.Blend, a San Francisco-based group texting app, turned off its spell-checker for...
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If you're looking to learn a new language, you can enroll in these beginner...
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we may get a share of the revenue from your purchase.Learning a new language is not an...
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Some fairy tales are way older than we thought
“Beauty and the Beast” is practically “a tale as old as time.” So are a few other folktales, new research shows.Statistical ties between a set of folktales and languages from parts of Europe and Asia...
View ArticleWhy this Japanese company banned its employees from using Japanese in the office
In Japan, there's no escaping Rakuten. In less than 20 years, the Amazon of Japan has grown to a point where five out of six people in Japan are registered on the site. Now, it's looking to expand into...
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Linguists explain why Sarah Palin has such an emotional connection with her...
When you think of Sarah Palin's speech, a few features tend to stand out. Her unique accent, for example, or her folksy expressions like "Joe Six-Pack" and "hockey mom."The former Alaska governor...
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