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Afrikaners Pounce On Charlize Theron’s Latest Post
01 Dec 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Charlize has yet to publicly respond to the backlash regarding her comments about Afrikaans. Clearly, those wounds are still raw.
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‘Hou Jou By Hollywood, Meisie!’: Afrikaners Go For Charlize Theron’s Throat
18 Nov 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s fair to say Afrikaners were very touched on their studios by Charlize Theron’s offhanded comment that Afrikaans is “a dying language” spoken by about “44 people”.
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Would You Pass Ryanair’s Afrikaans Test?
06 Jun 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South Africans flying to and from the UK on Irish airline Ryanair were asked to complete a general knowledge test in Afrikaans before they could board.
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Why Do We, Like, Use The Word ‘Like’ So Much?
16 May 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The word has for ages been pigeonholed as a sign of laziness and stupidity, but research has actually placed a substantial amount of functionality on ‘like’.
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‘Booty Call’ And ‘Frenemies’ – Seven Common Slang Terms With Weird Hidden Histories
11 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
A few of the words or terms that would usually be followed by “as the kids are saying” actually date back a long, long way.
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No Surprises With 2020’s South African Word Of The Year
19 Oct 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Like many, I cannot wait to see the back of this year, for reasons nicely summed up by 2020’s South African Word of the Year.
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BBC Asks If Afrikaans Is In Danger Of “Dying Out”
18 May 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The BBC looked into language politics in South Africa to determine whether or not Afrikaans was in danger of “dying out”.
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Need Something To Read? 1,4 Million Books Are Now Free Online
27 Mar 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
An initiative in the US has made it possible for people around the world to access a seemingly endless supply of books online.
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Five Of The Weirdest Ways That Scientists Have Tried To Communicate With Aliens
08 Nov 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Over the years scientists have tried to solve the problem of interstellar communication in some incredibly weird and wonderful ways.
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Eight Words With Double Meanings That Show How Odd The English Language Can Be
11 Sep 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
If you’re a first-language English speaker, you probably take the language for granted. Have you ever stopped to think about just how weird it actually is?
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Wild Scenes At 2019 National Spelling Bee [Video]
31 May 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
The championship finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee made history, with an ending never seen before in the history of the competition.
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How A Spelling Typo Took Down A NASA Rocket (And Five Other Typo-Caused Disasters)
10 May 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Attention to detail matters, which is evident in these five massive disasters brought about by tiny typos.
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Urban Dictionary On When You’ve Been ‘Meghan Markled’
23 Apr 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Meghan Markle’s name has been added to the Urban Dictionary, with a less than flattering meaning.
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Today’s Word Of The Day Is ‘Kakistocracy’
11 Feb 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Looking to expand your vocabulary and learn a new insult perfect for our political climate? You’re in luck, my friend.
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You Follow This English Grammar Rule Without Even Being Aware Of It
13 Aug 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
Learning a language often requires following a number of rules. Sometimes, it turns out, we’re not even aware of those rules.
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Why Capetonians Use The Slang Word ‘Gentoo’ To Mean Prostitute [Image]
08 Aug 2018 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
You might spell it ‘jintoe’, or’ jintoo’, or some derivative thereof, but do you know the story behind the slang word? Let’s call this today’s history lesson.
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SA Students Are Now Learning French As An African Language
09 Oct 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
As an increasing amount of Francophiles move to South Africa, local perceptions of the once Eurocentric language have shifted. So has the way its being taught in the classroom.
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Emojis In The Work Place – You’re Embarrassing Yourself
15 Aug 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
If you happen to use emojis as a form of communication in work emails, you’re going to want to give this a quick read. Stop it, please, for the good of everyone involved.
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The Real Reason South Africans Call Traffic Lights “Robots”
24 Jul 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
It’s always lekker to take a closer look at some South Africanisms. We call them robots, but why do we differ from much of the world in this regard?
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White Guy Does Zulu Dance At KZN Petrol Station, Crowd Goes Wild [Video]
07 Jun 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
A white Zulu was spotted in Pinetown, singing songs to women with no underwear and people have only given him love. Check it.
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Please Enjoy This Korean Chap Teaching British Slang [Video]
18 Oct 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Find yourself going to Liverpool and need a brush up on your Scouse? Korean Billy has got you covered, with a series of videos teaching you some local phrases. Yup.
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Are You Sure You Know What These Emojis Even Mean? [Video]
20 Apr 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Being fluent in emojis means knowing how to interpret which one means what depending on the situation. It’s all about context you see.
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This Guy Filmed A SAPS Officer Refusing To Help Him In A Police Station [Video]
29 Feb 2016 by Sloane Hunter / 1 Comment
An incident at a Welkom police station has left the Afrikaans-speaking community feeling quite unwelcome.
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Everyone’s Talking About These New Facebook Buttons To Join ‘Like’
25 Feb 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Facebook didn’t exactly give its users what they wanted, but to soften the blow they gave us so much more feeling.
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Badass Starbucks Barista Puts The Rest To Shame
24 Feb 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
It’s not every day that a person who you don’t know makes an extra effort to include you in their life – but this badass barista did.
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Our 6 Favourite Gadgets From CES 2016
07 Jan 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
It’s a new year which means the new tech contenders are out in full force. Here are our favourites.
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Australia: Man Orders Rabbi To ‘Swear To Allah’ – Tries To Strangle Him – Gets Owned [Video]
27 Nov 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
An altercation between two men Down Under got a bit rough and the attacker got way more than the child’s toy he was trying to steal.
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Afrikaners Want To Start Their Own Community In Pretoria – Think Orania
27 Nov 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Afrikaners are feeling more threatened than ever after Stellies announced it will be removing Afrikaans as its primary language. This seems drastic though.
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EFF Member Asks DA Member To “Speak English Like A Black Man” In Parliament
18 Nov 2015 by Sloane Hunter / 1 Comment
Oh yeah, the joys of the South African parliament. Shenanigans, racial slurs and general lack of respect. It’s getting boring now, EFF. The time has come to work together for some real change.
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Stellies To Drop Die Taal As Its Primary Language In 2016
13 Nov 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
As South Africa’s higher educations are feeling the pressure from the students’ demands, slight changes to the institutions are coming to light.
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