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Jeu, Satz and Partido: Scoring tennis in different languages

Jeu, Satz and Partido: Scoring tennis in differ...

This year's tennis tournament at Wimbledon may well be over, but, as happens every year, tennis vocabulary has crept into many of our daily lives. Using just under 55,000 balls...

Jeu, Satz and Partido: Scoring tennis in differ...

This year's tennis tournament at Wimbledon may well be over, but, as happens every year, tennis vocabulary has crept into many of our daily lives. Using just under 55,000 balls...

The Magic and Legends Behind the Night of San Xoán in Galicia

The Magic and Legends Behind the Night of San X...

Just a couple of weeks ago, on the evening of 23rd June, people across Galicia came together to celebrate the Noite de San Xoán. Originally a pagan festival celebrated in...

The Magic and Legends Behind the Night of San X...

Just a couple of weeks ago, on the evening of 23rd June, people across Galicia came together to celebrate the Noite de San Xoán. Originally a pagan festival celebrated in...

Languages at the Eurovision Song Contest

Languages at the Eurovision Song Contest

This year's Eurovision saw a non-English language song win the competition for the first time in a decade. Salvador Sabral's Amar Pelos Dois, composed by his sister Luisa, was awarded...

Languages at the Eurovision Song Contest

This year's Eurovision saw a non-English language song win the competition for the first time in a decade. Salvador Sabral's Amar Pelos Dois, composed by his sister Luisa, was awarded...

The Evolution of Faroese: From Old Norse in the Middle Ages to 'Sporta' in the 21st

The Evolution of Faroese: From Old Norse in the...

Many of us will have heard of the Faroe Islands, an archipelago of some 18 islands that lies between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic, about 200 miles northwest...

The Evolution of Faroese: From Old Norse in the...

Many of us will have heard of the Faroe Islands, an archipelago of some 18 islands that lies between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic, about 200 miles northwest...

Xhosa Click Consonants: 'It isn't a noise, it's my language'

Xhosa Click Consonants: 'It isn't a noise, it's...

Before performing 'The Click Song' on Dutch TV in 1979, Miriam Makeba, a South African singer who often sang in Xhosa, told the audience how everywhere she went people would...

Xhosa Click Consonants: 'It isn't a noise, it's...

Before performing 'The Click Song' on Dutch TV in 1979, Miriam Makeba, a South African singer who often sang in Xhosa, told the audience how everywhere she went people would...

Learn Spanish Verbs Using Virtual Reality: New Demo of Macunx VR

Learn Spanish Verbs Using Virtual Reality: New ...

This week we published an update on our YouTube channel about how we're getting on with development of Macunx VR. We have been busy working on the software since our...

Learn Spanish Verbs Using Virtual Reality: New ...

This week we published an update on our YouTube channel about how we're getting on with development of Macunx VR. We have been busy working on the software since our...