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The plural of "books" in Portuguese
It's a bit more complex than it seems at first sight.
Marco Neves
Dec 5, 2022
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The origin of the letter "A"
My son is learning how to write the letter A. His own teacher learnt how to write it around thirty years ago. His teacher’s teacher learnt the same…
Marco Neves
Nov 8, 2022
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Lost without translation
It is quite illuminating to see a theatre play in a language we don’t understand. We become quite aware of what is lost without translation.
Marco Neves
Oct 23, 2022
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Languages of Afghanistan
Hi! While I’m working on a new article for Language Travels, I invite you to read this one from last year. Thanks so much! See you soon, Marco…
Marco Neves
Oct 9, 2022
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A country between Portugal and Spain?
Between Northern Portugal and Galicia, there was once a territory controlled by neither Portugal nor Spain. I’m talking about Couto Misto, which existed…
Marco Neves
Sep 28, 2022
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How to identify Galician
If you ever visit Galicia, you’ll find there are two official languages there: Galician and Spanish. For an English speaker, it may be difficult to…
Marco Neves
Sep 13, 2022
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From port wine to an Iranian bridge in 5 words
One way to travel through languages is to take a word and pull the thread. Let's try it with port wine...
Marco Neves
Aug 31, 2022
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What is the oldest language in the world? (Part 3)
In the third and final part of the article, we compare language to clay.
Marco Neves
Aug 23, 2022
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