No Translation Needed For Ten Universal Terms

by Dictionary Scoop    Learning languages can be hard. But fortunately some terms rooted in daily universal experiences don’t change much when crossing borders.    Let’s explore the stories behind some of the most spoken words on the planet. The question being: Why did these words barely change over time and across different languages?  1-OK    …

From India With Love: Ten Borrowed Words

by Kevin Burton    Hindi and Urdu are two of the languages spoken in India. Today, a list of words borrowed from those languages, courtesy of Merriam-Webster.    You can thank the dictionary and me today, if you are sleepy, or need to wash your hair: Pajamas: a loose usually two-piece lightweight suit designed especially for …