Tip of the Tongue

Looking at an advertisement for a French language learning program, I realized the exclusive club to which France belongs: countries that h...

Certain sounds serve as a shibboleth, a test, of a native speaker.   The “r” and “th” can vary or even be missing depending on the language...

The pinnacle of any legal career is being appointed a judge at the Supreme Court, the highest court of the land.  In most cases, it is life...

In his blog on tennis players and language proficiency, http://www.jeromejerome.fr/en/Blog/tennis-and-languages, Jérôme Osselaer cited Nova...

As an American immigrant to Israel, many Israelis are honestly baffled why I would choose to give up the good life in the good old USA and ...

In my just completed family trip to LA, I had the pleasure, yes pleasure, of taking my handicapped father to a Dodger game at Dodger Stadiu...

As the first of September approaches, young and old cannot feel neutral about the new moon.  The actual events of the month differ from pla...