by Conor Clyne | Mar 30, 2017 | English, Regional Linguistic Differences
While growing up in Ireland, I was constantly exposed to both British and American English (and the Australian variety as well) through the medium of television. Every day I would hear both versions with their myriad of regional and societal variations for several...
by Conor Clyne | Mar 23, 2017 | Français, Regional Linguistic Differences
L’anglais étant ma langue maternelle, la première langue étrangère que j’ai appris était le français. Je trouve fascinant l’histoire et l’interaction entre ces deux grandes langues mondiales. L’anglais est aujourd’hui la langue étrangère la plus étudiée dans le monde....
by Conor Clyne | Mar 16, 2017 | English, Regional Linguistic Differences
As a native speaker of English whose first foreign language was French, I find the history and interaction between these 2 major global languages fascinating. English is today by far the world’s most studied foreign language. According to the British Council a...
by Conor Clyne | Mar 9, 2017 | English, Regional Linguistic Differences
Colombia – the homeland of Sofia Vergara and Shakira, with a coastline on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea is a country in both South and Central America. Named after Cristopher Columbus, Colombia has around 45 million inhabitants and Bogota as...
by Conor Clyne | Mar 2, 2017 | English, Regional Linguistic Differences
While travelling and learning an official language of a country you should also appreciate that it may not be the main language depending on the region you’re in. In this sense Spain is an interesting example. Even if Spanish is the only official language on a...
