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5 reasons why slang is important in language learning

In our previous article, we blessed you with some questionable historical facts on the various origins of slang.

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The foreign language learning landscape in the EU

At Gymglish, we are passionate about learning languages. We strive to make learning as fun and easy as possible.

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The European language landscape: a tour of the German language

While there is a strategic interest in learning European languages, necessity is far from being the only guarantee of their sustainability: they have many other assets that justify their expansion worldwide.

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5 English – Italian false friends that will betray you when you least expect it.

Keep your friends close but your enemies closer – that’s what any sensible person with a ton of enemies would say.

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The European language landscape: a tour of the Spanish language

With 500 million speakers, Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world.

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5 songs to fine tune your Italian

If you’re in the process of learning Italian, you might need a little break from your grammar book, and we can hardly blame you. We can blame you a little though.

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A brief history of slang

At Gymglish we love historical facts, both alternative and actual fact facts. You may recall our article on the history of the word “fuck” – Google Analytics showed us that you at least read the headline, there’s no use in denying it.

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The European language landscape: a tour of the French language

When it comes to linguistic diversity, Europe may appear to be a poor performer at first glance. In terms of indigenous languages, it accounts for only 3% of the world’s spoken languages, a percentage that pales in comparison to 30% for Africa or Asia.

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The European language landscape: a tour of the English language

Although English is far from being the most common mother tongue globally, it enjoys the status of an international language. Spoken by nearly 1 billion people, it is the most widely learned foreign language in the world.

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5 untranslatable German words demystified

While German is often considered one of the toughest languages to learn, you’ll be relieved to know that both German and English are more closely linked than you might think.