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How To Say ‘Please’ And ‘Thank You’ In 10 Languages

Being polite is key to making friends, not enemies. Here’s how to mind your manners in 10 foreign languages.

By
Dylan Lyons
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How To Say ‘Goodbye’ in 21 Different Languages

See ya later, alligator!

By
Hannah Wehrle
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Pig Latin, Dog Latin And The World Of Non-Latin ‘Latin’ Codes

By
David Doochin
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Multilinguish: Code-Switching Decoded

By
Elin Asklöv
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Small Talk, Big World: Cracking The Art Of Chit-Chat Around The Globe

By
David Doochin
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Gr8 Texting Slang In Six Different Languages

By
Y Yates
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Multilinguish: Language Anxiety

By
David Doochin
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How To Tell The Time In Dutch

By
David Doochin
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Creative Ways To Practice Speaking A New Language

By
David Doochin
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Baby Talk: Speaking ‘Motherese’ To The Youngest Among Us

By
David Doochin
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Tales From The Internet: Overheard Conversations In Other Languages

By
David Doochin
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Here’s The Best Way To Avoid Miscommunication

By
Steph Koyfman
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You’re Using Rhetoric, Whether You Know It Or Not

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Steph Koyfman
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6 Questions With Master Conversationalist Celeste Headlee

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