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Hong Kong Or Singapore PR: Bilingual Letter In The Mailbox

by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 11, 2011 | Chinese, English, Language

In my country, it is common to receive letters our mailboxes which are written in at least 3 languages. It is handy to know all the languages!! Here is a typical note from a person looking for a place to rent. It has been written in English and Mandarin. If you read...

How Sensitive Are You Towards Learning Languages?

by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 8, 2011 | Childhood, Language, Learning Skills

How do you know if you are sensitive towards learning a language? How would you know if you are not cheating time by faking your own interest? “I love this guy but he is a foreigner. So I should learn his language to get to know him better?” It does not...

Living Language : Courage

by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 8, 2011 | English, Language

From a wall post on Facebook: I’m good at pretending, I put on a smile and no one knows I’m crying on the inside, or maybe it’s just that no one cares? Response: That’s called perseverance. Almost every person will go through this experience...

Beyond English: Must Have In The Language

by Hanifa K. Cook | Jan 12, 2011 | English, Networking

One of the followers of Success With Languages, Jonathan Senior, Director of Sharpend Training UK sent this tweet to me a few days ago. RT @businessgp Beyond English – what is the ‘must have’ business language? < < Ask @hiannie I have pondered...

Have You Got The ‘i’ Factor – iPhone, iPad, iTune, iPod?

by Hanifa K. Cook | Sep 23, 2010 | English, Internet, Language, Learning Skills

Is it now perfectly all right for the words iPhone, iPad, iTune, iPod to be spelt with small letters ‘i’ at the beginnning even though they are proper nouns? Notice that in the title “Have You Got The ‘i’ Factor – iPhone, iPad,...

Understanding Metaphors

by Hanifa K. Cook | May 3, 2010 | English, Language

Definition: A metaphor, or commonly known as a figure of speech, is used as analogy of ideas and objects. It usually begins by transferring the same word into a new sentence, the sense of which changes with the subject matter. By itself, the meaning of the word...