Tag: Phrase

I walked into my grandfather’s home, not knowing what to expect. He normally sat in the living room with a freshly brewed cup of coffee. However, on that fateful day, my grandfather was nowhere to be seen. “Come over here,” said my mom. “Grandad is lying in bed and his con...

Try to translate the expression in your mother tongue and you will end up very confused. Yes. One more Japanese phrase that loses all meaning if you dare to translate it literally. This is how Japanese workers say goodbye to others when they are leaving the office for the day. But more than saying g...

Ask any card-carrying, smash-the-patriarchy feminist, "What is the birthplace of women's rights?" and they will most likely answer, Seneca Falls, New York. But it's not the whole story. The story we are taught in school is straightforward. On July 11, 1848, the first Women&#3...

The worst part is the “good hair” phrase is common amongst black people. Those of us with kinky hair have habitually praised others when our own kind gets “lucky” enough not to be 100% black and has a different hair texture. I even used the “good hair” phrase w...

I am a French native speaker and I have been teaching French online for years now. I learned while teaching French that literal translation is a powerful and essential tool for language learning. It’s a clear and simple way to teach grammar without dealing with unnecessary and complicated g...