We launched this “On the Job” series to find out how people use English in their working lives. We talk to them about jargon in their profession, writing on the job and what advice they’d give to learners of English. Who do you work for? The » Read More
Etymology The dictionary entry for etymology reads: Noun – the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history. I love finding out where words come from and how they entered the English language; but what I love the most is » Read More
We all know that learning a different language is a huge challenge, perfecting your mother tongue is hard enough as it is. So how about inventing a completely new language from scratch? In this article from Vanity Fair, Paul Frommer speaks about how he went about creating Na’vi, the language » Read More
At English Trackers we are always keen to keep abreast of interesting news in the field of language, so when when I saw an article in The Economist about a book written by Robert McCrum detailing the rise of English and the emergence of Globish, entitled Globish: How the English Language » Read More