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3-6 Months – Stages of Language Development for Children

While it may seem that infants care about nothing more than milk, sleep, and the colors on their mobiles, they are constantly absorbing information from all directions. Their environment is rich with intriguing language and sounds, all of which are new and potentially useful to them. These sounds of course include all your loving praise and goofy baby talk, but [...]

2024-03-13T16:38:09-04:00March 13th, 2024|Communication, Education, Languages|

New York City Accent

People from New York City unabashedly show off their native accent, and rightfully so. It’s powerful, straightforward, and charming in its own gruff way, just like the city itself. The US is often portrayed as a melting pot, and there is truly no bigger example than NYC. Some of the largest communities in New York City include Dominicans, Puerto [...]

Stages of Language Development for Children

Few things can stress parents out like the belief, however fleeting, that their child is falling behind in some crucial stage of development and is therefore doomed to a life of anguish. Even before they are born, children are inspected, examined, and compared to their millions of peers in an effort to discover and head off any potential issues. [...]

2024-03-14T12:40:06-04:00February 21st, 2024|Communication, Education, Languages|

New Orleans And Cajun English

When you think about how people speak in the Big Easy, you’re likely picturing a Southern drawl with a chic French flair, but the New Orleans accent and Cajun accent are actually two very distinct things. The biggest shocker for visitors to N’awlins is that a real New Orleans accent can sound quite similar to the accent in… New [...]

2024-02-16T16:27:34-05:00February 16th, 2024|Communication, Culture, English, History, Languages|

Ancient Job Titles

As computer programmers, graphic designers, and really nearly everyone starts to fret over AI making their jobs obsolete, it’s a good idea to remember that sometimes change is a very good thing. A quick peek through history will reveal some now-extinct jobs that were once considered normal, but today seem extraordinarily perilous, eccentric, or downright disgusting. Some of these [...]

2024-02-07T15:47:55-05:00February 7th, 2024|History, Work|

Native American English

If asked to give an example of a Native American word, the average American today would likely struggle to provide much more than “tee-pee” or maybe “moccasin,” but the United States holds a secret about Native American language, namely that over half of our states were originally named by Native Americans. From Alabama to Wyoming, the names of 26 [...]

2024-01-31T16:15:27-05:00January 31st, 2024|Communication, Culture, English, History, Languages|

Modern Job Titles

Gone are the days of the milkman and chimney sweep, as technological advancements have sent a multitude of once-common jobs the way of the dodo. In their stead, however, are different jobs with shiny new titles like Chief Happiness Officer and Digital Overlord, names that would have baffled people just a few decades before. These unusual new job names [...]

2024-01-24T16:38:37-05:00January 24th, 2024|History, Work|

Hawaii English and Pidgin

Hawaii is known for good vibes, good waves, and a good deal of confusion over its language. It is one of the US’s few officially bilingual states, with English and Hawaiian of course being the official languages, but neither of those is the common language that actual Hawaiians and Hawaiian residents speak. The daily language is locally known as [...]

2024-01-24T16:24:38-05:00January 17th, 2024|Communication, Culture, English, History, Languages|

Outdated and Forgotten Measurement Units

One of the core tenets of language and linguistics is that sometimes, things just don’t make sense. Anyone who has ever tried to learn a new language, whether mashing buttons on their Duolingo app or bumbling about in a foreign country, has felt that insight – “But why? That makes no sense.” Language is famous (and usually charming) for [...]

2024-01-11T16:27:49-05:00January 11th, 2024|Education, History, Uncategorized|

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