Let's have a look back at the best stories from around the month of October.
Why is Argentine Spanish seemingly so different to a lot of the other dialects of Spanish? It might have something to do with Italian. Find out more in this article.
If the first article in this list whet your appetite for learning Italian, you should have a look at this article on learning Italian. The article covers the different approaches to learning Italian and the best ways to tackle it.
8: 6 Epic Translation Fails on BBC
We can't stress enough how important getting a good translation is. However, if you feel like having a laugh at when it goes wrong, you should read this article.
7: Why We Hate the Word 'Moist' on SciShow Pysch
This video on psychology has a look at the reasons behind most people's aversion to the word "moist" which regularly tops lists of the most hated words in English.
6: Mimic Method Review: Will You Sound More Like a Native Speaker? on Fluent in 3 Months
If you're thinking about trying the Mimic Method, you should read up on it on in this article. It comes highly recommended!
5: Professional translators aren't worried about Google's language-translating headphones on Business Insider
Following the news that Google's pixel buds can translate between a number of languages, it turns out that most translators and interpreters aren't starting to look for new jobs.
4: An argument over the evolution of language, with high stakes on The Economist
There are plenty of linguists who agree on when human languages developed. However, there's one who completely disagrees and says that languages evolved at the same time as humans did around 1.9m years ago.
For those learning French, this is an article you have to read. There are plenty of tips and tricks for those wanting to improve their accent.
2: Google’s translation headphones are here, and they’re going to start a war on The Guardian
With Google's new translating headphones, there's the risk of translation errors cropping up. What's the risk when this happens? This opinion piece on them has the answer.
1: 30+ Blogging Vocabulary Terms in French on Eurolinguiste
Our most popular language piece of the month comes from Eurolinguiste. If you're into French and would like to learn more about the terms they use for blogging, you should definitely give this article a glance.
If there are any other articles or links that you think we should have included, feel free to tell us about them in the comment below.
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