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Konrad Krzysztofik Diary of a Pole

Ponglish: Diary of a Pole

by Konrad Krzysztofik February 14, 2013 Case Studies

Eight years ago I arrived in the UK with my fellow countrymen: rocket scientists, brain surgeons, state attorneys, film directors and hairdressers. They let us flow out of the plane and spread all over the country. Back home, in Poland, I grew up watching Mr. Bean, listening to Brit Rock and thinking every Londoner has [...]

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Irregular Verbs Don’t Like Us

by Tanguy July 20, 2011 Case Studies

Nobody likes irregular verbs. When it comes to learning a new language, these verbs dance to their own drummer, running roughshod over all of the conjugation rules you worked so hard to memorize. Even native speakers sometimes have trouble with them. As Dr. Spock would say: “Humans make illogical decisions. So, why do these “illogical” [...]

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