Just a little blog бизнес here. I’ve created a new Twitter account to separate my “personal” stuff from the “let’s promote Romania in general” stuff. The new account can be found here and is open to one and all. The old account exists of course and, for those of you who are fans, will remain more or less unchanged :P All of this information (and … Continue reading Blog Bidness
Well it’s Monday, right? So a lot of people are headed to work right now, including for a lot of bosses who are less than ideal. Therefore it’s good to know today’s word: ticalos (teek-a-los), which not even the DEX knows where it came from originally. This word is both an adjective and a noun and is generally translated as (someone being) a “jerk” or … Continue reading Word of the Day: Ticalos
As I go about my daily life, I’m always on the lookout for things connected to Romanian grammar, especially those I can whittle down into bite-sized chunks to feed into good blog post. The other day I was down at the veterinarian’s office with the cats (they’re fine – just fat) and there was a brochure lying around from a multinational pharmaceutical corporation promoting one … Continue reading Your Ladyship’s Dog’s Life’s Quality’s Improvement Is The First Step
I know a lot of you hate the grammar posts on this blog, and find them lengthy and tedious. That’s fair enough, especially if you already speak perfect Romanian, and so feel free to skip this one as well, even if I do try to write them as in an interesting, fun way :P Again, despite the utter murkiness and controversy and debate concerning “why” … Continue reading 17+ Ways to Say “Romanian”
I think one of the curious things is that no one has ever actually asked me how to say, “I’m more Romanian than you”. And since that is, mysteriously enough, the number one search term that leads people to this blog (why? how many egomaniac romaniophiles can there be? good lord!) I thought I’d answer that simple question as it brings up an interesting grammatical … Continue reading I’m more X than you!
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