The Gymglish Blog

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5 dumb slang terms on the web that surely won’t stand the test of time

The World Wide Web is a mixed bag. On one hand, Wikipedia helps us write our papers and Instagram tells us which celebrities we should worship. On the other hand, Facebook lies to us about politics and shames us when we don’t have pictures of our children to post.

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5 English-speaking street artists you need to know

At Gymglish, we believe that learning a language is also learning the culture behind it. That’s why we strive to highlight iconic authors, movies, TV series, poems, books and songs in the “dessert” section at the end of each of our lessons.

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Of fish and fools

Question : Comment dit-on « poisson d’avril » en anglais ?

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Selected differences between Castilian Spanish and Latin American Spanish

There can only be uno! Today, we explore a difference between Latin American and Castilian Spanish.

by Andrew

A typical day in the life of an engineer on the Gymglish Tech Team

So you’re a computer guy or gal. You’ve been communing with them ever since you popped out of your mom’s front-end. Got your first PC at age 2, hacked your first government at 8.

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5 Aussie slang words that may briefly delay you from being identified as a foreigner.

Planning to travel Down Under sometime before 2025? This blog post from a niche language website may prove invaluable. It probably won’t though.

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A brief history of the French language

A language can evolve over the course of history to the point that one is no longer able to understand the first written traces of it. – Ferdinand Brunot, historian.

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Made in France Europe (opinion piece version)

Text published as an opinion piece on Maddyness on 26/01/2021. Playing catch-up to a handful of increasingly powerful American and Chinese tech giants, French Tech, including Gymglish, has struggled to move beyond the nation’s borders. It’s time to broaden our horizons, move on from national myth-making, and embrace pragmatic policy at the European level.

by Benjamin

Online learning: What lockdown has taught us

Opinion piece published in Les Echos, 05/05/2020 Following an extended confinement period, digital learning is experiencing a resurgence in popularity.

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“When learning a new language, learners should focus on their strengths, not their weaknesses” Adrien Rennesson, Gymglish Partner

Les Petits Bilingues is a language school serving individual learners across France. Their approach is personalized and adapted to each learner’s needs. Les Petits Bilingues and Gymglish have been partners since 2019.

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5 Spanish insults and curses to swear in style

If you’re thinking of making the sacred choice of learning Spanish, we suggest you start with the profane.

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5 French argot words that will increase your crédibilité dans la rue

If you’re approaching French fluency, or curious about the rough and tumble lexicon of the back alleys of Bordeaux, we suggest you complete your daily online French lessons Frantastique, because in full disclosure, we work for Frantastique.

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5 dumb reasons to learn German

Guten Tag, Freunde and Feinde alike! We’ve already made a serious post about why learning German is a good idea. That one was largely targeted at robots, and entirely in French.

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5 British slang words you’ll be keen on after reading this article

Contrary to popular belief, British English isn’t always aristocratic and upper-class material. As a matter of fact, colloquialism is at the heart of the British language, and we couldn’t be more thrilled.

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10 German insults to swear in style

Hey we get it, you need to blow off some steam right now, and no surprise, you want to do it German.

by Andrew

5 dumb reasons to learn Spanish

Hola amigos and amigas, formigos and formigas. We’ve already made a serious post, admittedly mostly for robots, and entirely in French, about why learning Spanish is a good idea.

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Five documentaries to improve your Spanish skills

You’ve most likely already browsed our lists of films and TV shows to learn Spanish, and here you are on our niche elearning blog, yearning for more ways to expand your knowledge of the Spanish-speaking world.

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FAIR – The Word of the Month for March 2021

Every month, we take a look at a word in the headlines, in English, for your English. See more at The Word of the Month. Definition Fair (adjective): Just; appropriate; equal Fair (skin, hair): light (skin, hair) Fairly (good): quite, relatively (good). Fair in the news March 8th marks International Women’s Day: commemorating unfairness to women annually since 1977. The only […]

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TRADE – The Word of the Month for February 2021

Every month, we take a look at a word in the headlines, in English, for your English. See more at The Word of the Month.

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BREACH – The Word of the Month for January 2021

Every month, we take a look at a word in the headlines, in English, for your English. See more at The Word of the Month.