Anytime a language comes in contact with another language, the two languages borrow from each other. Each will take new terms and phrases from the other language. If a language has not been exposed to something (like technology or food item), it will often base its new word on the foreign language. Sometimes phrases are … Read More
Digging into something means to do research or to investigate it. I like to think of it like fossil hunting. If you dig deep enough in the right place you can find fossils, treasures, or gold. When it is buried, it is unknown. Digging is the only way to find it. Example: I’m not sure … Read More
The phrase, cool as a cucumber came up at work today and it is a phrase that I have wanted to investigate. There is a belief that cucumbers are actually cooler than the air around them. It is something that I’ve heard before, so I shared that with my coworkers. One of them didn’t believe … Read More
I came across this while looking up information for yesterday’s post, shit hits the fan. I feel like this represents a lot of what I do here.
I knew that yesterday was going to be busy. The first day of a new semester is busy, but this year was especially busy. In the morning we had a introductory ceremony for the new director and supervisor. Then we had an opening ceremony for the new teacher trainees before students came at 9:50. Considering … Read More
