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These proverbs have a continuation that changes the whole meaning: think better next time

Three popular proverbs that are most often misused - it's all about the follow-through.

Igor Zur words and phrases history mistakes of education culture of communication People and Events 11 December 2024

When was the first selfie taken in history: the answer can be found in the Guinness Book of Records

The first selfie in human history was taken by Robert Cornelius long before the Oxford Dictionary recognized "selfie" as a word.

Igor Zur selfie Guinness Book of Records interesting records Records and anti-records 13 November 2024

Even the Internet Can't Help You Spell This Word Correctly: What's the Difficulty?

To this day, many popular websites dedicated to the Russian language do not reflect the changes recorded by the Academic Russian Spelling Dictionary.

Pavel Gospodarik Top news Russian language word internet People and Events 28 May 2024

This Russian word is not in most international languages: how do people live without it

Popular foreign languages do not have the word "day" - what is it replaced with?

Igor Zur words foreign language interesting facts foreigners People and Events 25 May 2024