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ESL
English is Harder Than You Will Ever Know
What ESL speakers hear when you say ‘huh?’ “Your presentation skills are great, and you have deep...
Thinking in Grammar Mistakes
The pitfalls of publishing a book as an ESL writer When people find out I speak English as a...
Hunting for Black Caulk
"Your presentation skills are great, and you have deep product knowledge. But you have an accent."...
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Lost in ‘La Hijueputa’ Translation
Can Translation Ever Capture the Ineffability of Language Soul? Photo by Tania Mirón on Unsplash I sat down to watch the acclaimed “Griselda” on Netflix, and it felt so good to hear the Colombian...
Contracting the Womb’s Real Estate
A warm summer morning and the beginning of a home birth. (Home Birth: Part 1) Photo by Pineapple Supply Co. on Unsplash It was a warm summer morning; I was sleeping on the living room futon so I...
That Bimbo is Now My Wife. A-w-k-w-a-r-d!
Misunderstanding junk inside the language trunk Photo by Honey Yanibel Minaya Cruz on Unsplash “Even my uncle liked you,” I reassured Justine. She was my only guest at the party. I only walked on...