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Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper Lexplorers rating: 9.75/10 Amazon.com average customer rating: 4.8/5 I will happily and proudly admit that I love dictionaries. I have several bookshelves full of...
One of the joys, and also challenges, of being a Lexplorer is that there is an endless supply of interesting language topics to learn about. While I have been trying to make steady progress...
Living Language is one of the big names in independent-study language courses. When I started studying German many years ago, I spent an entire summer with the Living Language German course. It was divided...
In Episode 3 of the Lexplorers podcast, Yvette joins us from Taipei. She talks about growing up in the Philippines speaking Fukienese, Filipino, and English. She shares her experience of returning to the...
It’s rhubarb and berry season, and the Lexplorers recently shared a freshly-baked rhubarb and strawberry pie with a visiting non-native English speaker. As we enjoyed the pie, we tried to explain to our puzzled...
Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It by Gabriel Wyner Lexplorers rating: 8.5/10 Amazon.com average customer rating: 4.5/5 Language learning can be a lot like exercise and weight loss:...
I am deep in the phase of vocabulary acquisition in the Couch to Korean Challenge, and I have been investigating the options for flash card apps for my (Android) phone. I am a firm...
A few week ago we wrote about two multilingual displays of openness and acceptance that deservedly received the coveted Lexplorers Seal of Lexcellence. Today we encountered a third sign to add to the collection...
One of the most basic and most important types of human communication is the ability to convey agreement and disagreement: facial expressions like the smile and the frown, head movements like the head nod...
An essential part of any running race, from a 5k through a marathon, is the sequence of regularly-spaced water stops along the course. These water stops, normally tables with cups of water, allow the...
Apps / Couch to Korean / Resources / Vocabulary
Flashcard App Showdown: Quizlet vs. Anki vs. Memrise
October 19, 2017
Dialect / Iroquoian / Lexcogitation / Phonology / Travel / Vowel shift / Word origins
Dish-to-Pass Supper in Podunk: A Lexploration in Central New York
December 15, 2017
