Showing posts with label language. Show all posts
Showing posts with label language. Show all posts

Monday, February 17, 2014

Famous Hollywood Actors Speaking... A Language Other Than English

Well, it's actually only actresses at the moment, but I will update this post whenever I discover something new.


Sandra Bullock speaking German

(her mother was German)







Mila Kunis speaking Russian

(she was born in Ukraine)







Charlize Theron speaking Afrikaans

(she is South African)







Natalie Portman speaking Hebrew

(born in Jerusalem to Jewish parents)







Marina Sirtis speaking Greek

(born to Greek parents)




Monday, May 13, 2013

38 Common English Spelling/Grammar Mistakes


John Green of Mental Floss highlights:


Mistakes normal people make, such as:

I vs Me

Who vs Whom

Emigrate vs Immigrate


and...


Mistakes idiots make, such as

You're vs Your

There vs Their vs They're

Affect vs Effect

Than vs Then

Lose vs Loose 

Could of/Would of/Should of





You're (and not your) welcome.


(source)

Monday, November 26, 2012

Sh*t Southern Women Say

Even if you don't get all the references, this is still quite entertaining.