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Exercise: Adjective Order
English is a very expressive language, and can pile up adjectives to modify a single noun. How many adjectives can you chain together, and in which order do you put them? Try your hand here! You can check out our article on adjective order beforehand, or afterward if you find it is not as easy…
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Weekly Poem: Cinderella Adaptations
Surely we are all familiar with the story of Cinderella. But did you know there are much darker, grimmer versions than the ones recorded by the Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault? Many famous poets have written their own take on the tale. Here are two of the most famous, one written as pure feminist criticism,…
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Weekly Poem – Peace Path
by Heid E. Erdrich This path our people walkedone hundred two hundred endless yearssince the tall grass opened for usand we breathed the incense that sun on prairie …
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Brand New Neologisms
Do you know what a neologism is? Put together from the Greek neo-, ’new‘ and logos, ‚word‘, the term describes just what is sounds like: a newly minted word or expression. Most of the time, it is difficult or impossible to trace the origins of a neologism unless it stems from a particular field of…
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Neologisms: Formation Processes
Do you know what a neologism is? Stemming from the Greek neo-, ’new‘ and logos, ‚word‘, the term describes just what is sounds like: a newly minted word or expression. Such new words are quite frequent in cutting-edge industries and new technology. They can also be found in more popular subcultures, where people are either…
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Weekly Poem: The Weary Blues
Langston Hughes – 1902-1967 Droning a drowsy syncopated tune,Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon, I heard a Negro play.Down on Lenox Avenue the other nightBy the pale dull pallor of an old gas light He did a lazy sway . . . He did a lazy sway . . .To the tune o‘ those Weary Blues.With…
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Amplifying Marginalized Voices
The current racial tensions within and indeed outside of the US are demanding attention from news media and organizations all over the world. We cannot be silent in these times. With this statement we commit to educating ourselves and making our contributions to the discourse and above all to international awareness of American and English-speaking…
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Weekly Poem – Still I Rise
Still I Rise BY MAYA ANGELOU You may write me down in historyWith your bitter, twisted lies,You may trod me in the very dirtBut still, like dust, I’ll rise. Does my sassiness upset you?Why are you beset with gloom?’Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wellsPumping in my living room. Just like moons and like suns,With…
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Interview: Coping Mechanisms for preparing and attending Online Meetings
In this current period in particular, most of our classes at the University and also for work take place online. For most of us, this is an unusual situation which can pose different types of challenges. Therefore, we talked to Keir Paterson who works in mental health and gave us some advice on how to…
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Weekly Poem: Passover This Year
New content for isolated times: a weekly poem to keep our spirits up. Read, listen, and enjoy.