International Tongue Twister Day

International Tongue Twister Day

Languages other than English have tongue twisters, too. Twisters are universal and appear in nearly every culture and language to help practice pronunciation and diction. Examples can be found in languages such as Czech, Latin, French, German, Russian, and Mandarin Chinese. In Spanish, they’re called trabalenguas, literally 'tongue jammer'. In French, it’s virelangue (tongue twist), and in German, they call them Zungenbrecher, 'tongue breaker'.

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International Sloth Day

 International Sloth Day

I was ever so slow writing this blog… downright slothful, in fact. That’s because it’s International Sloth Day. Celebrated on the 20th of SlothTober each year, it’s a day set aside to learn more about the world’s slowest-moving mammal and its role in the ecosystems of the tropical rainforest.

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