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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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November 2022
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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October 2022
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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September 2022
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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August 2022
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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What is the oldest language in the world? (Part 2)
In this second part of the article, there's a lot of talk about Basque — and Greek. I also ask: When does a language become another language?
Marco Neves
Aug 15, 2022
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What is the oldest language in the world? (Part 1)
Was Irish invented in the twentieth century? Did Galician emerge in the nineteenth century? Of course not, but some say so.
Marco Neves
Aug 9, 2022
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What do we lose when a language dies?
Answering this question helps us to understand the value of translation.
Marco Neves
Aug 2, 2022
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July 2022
Europe's languages 700 years ago
Let us imagine what it would have been like to travel from Lisbon to the Pyrenees 700 years ago.
Marco Neves
Jul 27, 2022
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