Many years ago I used to write poems so now I've decided to come back to this 🙂 They've never been perfect in terms of poetic rules but they've expressed a lot. If you think it's a good idea to start writing them again, I'll happily continue doing it 🙂 "Dreamers" You can’t predict the…
All language learners have faced this paralyzing problem on their journey. Language barrier is a powerful force which makes even the strongest of us numb. I am no exception here. For many, many years I was struggling with the language barrier in English and got over it a couple of years ago. At least, I…
The other day I was thinking whether it’s a suicide or not to learn the Russian language. Quite oppressive thoughts, to be honest 🙂 My bachelor degree is teaching Russian as a foreign language so during the university days it was a common thing to meet people who studied this language. And I wasn’t thinking…
I started this music series with HIM and the next band I’d like to proclaim my love to is also Finnish and legendary – The Rasmus. This passion also goes back to 2005 but, for some reason, I got a feel of their music a little bit later than of HIM’s one. Although, when I…
Have you ever wondered whether certain people consider you a trusty person? Here are the phrases that definitely signify it. “You are a great listener”. We all want to be heard so if you’re told that, the first step to a trusting relationship has been made. “Could you help with a decision/a choice I…
Our brain is the most wonderful and intriguing thing in the world. It can handle lots of operations at the same time but sometimes it just goes totally blank and we can’t do anything about it. Have you ever experienced such a feeling? Let’s imagine: you’re at an oral exam, you know the subject pretty…
The Finnish language is universally acknowledged as one of the most difficult languages in the world. I’m not going to bust this myth – it’s hard as hell. However, in fact, the devil is not as black as it is painted. I started learning Finnish many years ago but only last year actually became a…
A little disclaimer: this post is going to unveil the obvious truth behind Great Linguistic Expectations 🙂 Another series I’d like to launch here is book recommendations and reviews. What can I say? Linguists are pretty much always bookworms 🙂 Naturally, it would have been weird not to start with the book that served as…
Questions to non-native English-speakers: where are you from? And what variant of the English language were you taught? As for me, I’m from Russia and was taught to speak British English. I can say for sure that it’s the same for like 90% of the country. School and university students’ books for the most part…
I’ve noticed that a lot of my recent posts and thoughts bring music into the picture. It’s hardly surprising – I’ve always been deeply affected by the music I’m into. That’s why I decided to start a series about my favourite bands and singers and the influence they have had on me. I’d like to…
