Yes, it's that time again ladies and gentleman. The fun is all over for another year, and we're left wondering how to fill the void. Well, fret not, because there's still a bit of Eurovision nerdiness to come in my annual roundup! There's been a lot of drama this year (moreso than usual) and there … Continue reading Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Hello everybody! I'm afraid there won't be a post this week, but don't fret! There will be another post this month on Sunday the 14th of May, my round up of this year's Eurovision Song Contest - I've already started working on that (picking my favourites, doing some reading around the subject, etc.), so I'm … Continue reading A brief service announcement
Again, as a way of distracting myself from writing something about Brexit, I decided to dip back into my ongoing series of posts to teach you guys some basic Scandinavian. So that's exciting, isn't it? And if Brexit does go tits up, you can use these posts as the first stop on your emigration to … Continue reading Scandinavian for beginners, part 3
Earlier this year, I decided to treat myself to a DNA test from a well-known company, which specialises in genetics and family trees as a sort of Christmas present to myself. Honestly, in a way, I was looking for a semi-logical explanation as to why I'm so interested (some might say obsessed) with Northern Europe … Continue reading It’s all genetic
Last month, the world of linguistics lost one of its greats, Zhōu Yǒuguāng (周有光). Zhōu was born Zhōu Yàopíng (周耀平) on the 13th of January 1906, the son of a Qing dynasty official in Chángzhōu, Jiāngsū province in mainland China. He was an economist, having studied at St. John's University in Shànghǎi, where he majored in … Continue reading Mandarin: As easy as ABC
Well hello there! And welcome to another year on Den Språkliga Skatan! For this post, I just wanted to do a little housekeeping - look back on the monumental howling clusterfuck that was 2016 and a look forward to what will be happening for me in 2017. With some languages sprinkled around for good measure, … Continue reading That was the year that was
Många undrar varför jag valde att döpa min blogg till just 'Den Språkliga Skatan'. Det finns faktiskt en god förklaring till det, och nu när jag har skrivit här i ett helt år, så tror jag att det kanske är dags att berätta den för er. Skator tillhör samma familj som kråkor och korpar, som … Continue reading Den språkliga skatan
Jeg har altid lidt svært ved at udtrykke mine følelser, især på et sprog, der ikke er mit modersmål, men i dag så sidder jeg bare på mit hotelværelse i København og prøver at finde de rette ord, til at beskrive hvad der er jeg føler. Jeg har nok altid vidst at jeg ikke ville … Continue reading Følelsen af at komme hjem
As those of you who read my previous post will know, I have recently started learning Hungarian at work. This has turned out to be a lot more challenging than I had realised, though not for the reasons you might think - though I'm still struggling with postpositions and definite and indefinite conjugation of verbs. … Continue reading Spurning my mistress(es)
So, last week something unexpected happened. I was at work, minding my own business, and in rather quick succession I received two pieces of news - one good, one bad. The good news was, that my boss had approved a proposal I had sent him, asking if we could be given time during work hours … Continue reading The Hungarian dream
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