Langam: Ant or Bird?
The Philippines is an archipelago nation of over 7,000 islands. All those islands produced many unique languages and dialects. And at times, a word, spelled exactly the same way, can have completely...
View ArticleMcDonald’s Advertising in Tagalish (Tagalog + English)
I picked up a Philippine Newspaper (U.S. published) and saw this full-page ad from McDonald’s. The ad features a hamburger, then 4 lines of text containing Filipino (Tagalog) and English...
View ArticleHot Iron for your Undies?
My friend Rachel recently returned from visiting her family in England. She told me that her mother still sets time aside for ironing, including pillow cases, sheets and even underwear. While there,...
View ArticleLuggage with A Special Kind of Stinky
Being a nation comprised of thousands of islands and where the ocean is never really far away from anyone or anywhere, it is easy to see why Filipinos are fond of seafood. Also consumed in large...
View ArticleMcDonalds Targeted Advertising Part 2
And there it was again…McDonalds advertising in a Philippine newspaper using English and Tagalog (Tagalish?) words. No burgers this time — which was on my original post on this topic (click here to...
View Article“Playful” Filipino Names
This whole nickname thing is not unique to my family…it is a pretty much a tradition for many Filipinos. At the end of this post is a link to an article from Kate McGeown of BBC News with the...
View ArticleEvolving
Speaking of our evolving communication techniques, here is a fun website that combines graphics to learn new English words….based in India I think.
View ArticleSpring forward again – it’s Daylight Saving Time (DST)
It’s that time again, when we observe Daylight Saving Time (DST) and move an hour of daylight from morning to evening, by turning our clocks forward an hour. I posted an article about DST in November...
View ArticleIs lip-pointing a learned or inherited trait? And by the way, it’s not...
People living in areas where the index or the “pointer” finger is the norm when pointing may think that this communication method is a universal gesture….but it is not. According to the paper The...
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