Tag Archives: English

English is recognized as an official language in 67 different countries, and every one of these countries puts its own spin on the lingua franca. Canada is one of the biggest English-speaking countries in the world, but people often make the mistake of conflating Canadian and American English. Even though …

Do you know how many times you end up using common idioms without even realizing it? Yes. Idioms like “head in the clouds”, “as cool as a cucumber”, “a piece of cake”, and “heart in your mouth” have become a part of our everyday language for a while now. And …

In this ever-changing world in which we live, the meaning of certain words and phrases seem to be constantly shifting. It can be so hard to keep track of what things mean and even the clever meanings you can find buried in them. However, the internet is here to the …

The language barrier can make communication abroad really tough, but sometimes, things can get far worse than simply not understanding the foreign language and you can find yourself in a really embarrassing or outrageous situation. Who is to blame? Certainly, it’s not you nor the other person’s fault, you simply …

If you know anything about translation, you’d know that you should never translate idioms or phrases word for word, or else… this happens. As a fun exercise, we translated these 17 idioms and phrases from different languages into English, and the results are absolutely hilarious, but also very confusing. Why …

English is a bizarre language that doesn’t seem closely related to any other language, despite being one of the most commonly spoken languages in the world thanks to globalization and the internet. But while it’s true that English isn’t mutually-intelligible with any other language, it isn’t true that English has …

When translations from foreign languages into English go wrong, apart from being almost incomprehensible, the results are often outrageously hilarious. Below, you’ll find 15 of such translation fails, many of which will make you fall off your chair with laughter! 1. Pay attention or you might end up hurting yourself! …

The True Definitions of Words The following words have taken on new meanings over the past few years, and here are some humorous takes on what these words now mean to a lot of people.

“In every land, on every hand, it’s thoroughly agreed. The English language to explain is very hard indeed.” – Harry Hemsley The English language, for all practical purposes, is a bit of a pickle. Countless words sound the same but have different meanings. Others are spelled in a particular pattern, …