I'm no stranger to putting a little too much on my plate, and I'm not just talking about at Lao's Chinese buffet. Mainly because it closed down during the pandemic. Last year, when the time came to do Polyglot NaNoWriMo, it coincided with me moving into my new flat, so I was fighting to find … Continue reading Another slice of Polyglot NaNoWriMo
Okay, so I know I’ve been promising this ‘mystery post’ for quite a while now… and I’m sorry to have to tell you that actually, this isn’t it. I thought I’d manage to get it finished for this month, but sadly, that isn’t the case. However, it’s worked out quite well because there’s something else … Continue reading Camp Polyglot NaNoWriMo
I find it quite hard to believe that's suddenly May already. I must have expressed this before, but there's a certain amount of stagnation involved in a global pandemic in my experience. Or perhaps 'stasis' would be a better word that doesn't make me sound like a load of old pond water. Everything feels like … Continue reading A statement of intent
Well! February already! It feels like this year has been going on for at least five months already, but somehow I found myself surprised when the calendar ticked over to February - surely that can’t be right? But far be it from me to question the men and women in charge of time and keeping … Continue reading Swedish books and where to find them
Well, they say better late than never... it's no secret that this blog post was a bit of a rush at the last minute. I've been a little conspicuous only by my absence in the online language learning community as of late, but I promise I have a good reason. You often hear that buying … Continue reading Goals for the year that wasn’t
Tere-tere, kallid lugejad! Hello there, dear readers! It's always a pleasure to be back here with you. To be perfectly honest, though, I had absolutely no idea what I was going to write about today. I've been working full time (from home) throughout lockdown, and because of a huge increase in life admin, I've not … Continue reading Üks päev korraga
Добрий день! Як у вас справи? Мене звати Спрокскатан, дуже приємно познайомитись! Я англієць. Я живу у Ньюкасл-апон-Тайн, місто на північному-сході Англії. Я працюю як перекладач. Я розмовляю англійською, датською, норвезькою і шведською, а трошки українською. Радий вас бачити! Мені подобається вивчати мови, а я думаю, що українська мова дуже гарна. So, this year has … Continue reading LangJam – Ukrainian
This past month I've been so busy with work and other commitments that I've barely had any time for anything else. My language books have mostly been gathering dust, I haven't had time to even think about writing and even my Netflix account called the police remotely to carry out a welfare check. So to … Continue reading A General Update
The time has come, the walrus said, to talk of many things! Of shoes, of ships, of sealing wax - of cabbages and kings! ...sorry, I'm not sure what happened there. Nevertheless, it’s time for Polyglot NaNoWriMo! This is something of a placeholder post because pretty much all of my writing energy for this month … Continue reading Let’s Go, NaNoWriMo!
I’ve been doing a lot of dabbling in various languages over the past few months, and I’ve really learned a lot. I’d be lying if I said I regretted it because I quite enjoy having a broad pool of knowledge (though in some parts it’s incredibly shallow) to draw from. Languages are living things which … Continue reading For the love of words
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