When people are trying to learn English, they usually don’t realize how important the “music” (rhythm and intonation) are. This is an interesting video. Are they speaking English?   How English sounds to non-English speakers The people in it ARE NOT SPEAKING ENGLISH (so don’t be surprised if you can’t understand it). They are speaking … More The Beat’s the Thing!

    Many of the world’s great languages have been around, in one form or another, for thousands of years. Even though they are constantly changing and evolving, they still keep their identity: they have been “Arabic” or “Mandarin” over long periods of time. English, by contrast is a relatively young language. And it is … More History of English