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The four styles of ballroom dance
You've probably heard of ballroom dancing and you might think that this just refers to one type of dance; ya know, ballroom. In the...

Daniel Spencer
Jan 18, 20226 min read


A beginner's guide to ballroom dancing
If you've ever seen Dancing with the Stars, you might think you have some inkling of what ballroom dancing is. Yes, we do the cha-cha,...

Daniel Spencer
Jan 17, 20226 min read


How I got into ballroom dance
Growing up as a nerdy, book-loving, video game enthusiast, the last thing I thought I'd be doing was competitive ballroom dancing, and...

Daniel Spencer
Jan 14, 20223 min read


It takes two...
When you think of Argentina, you probably think of famous writers like Jorge Luis Borges and Julio Cortázar or a passion for soccer and...

Daniel Spencer
Jan 13, 202210 min read


What do double letters actually do?
Have you ever wondered why some words have double letters (ya know, like the word "letter")? Well, English isn't the only language to do...

Daniel Spencer
Jan 12, 20224 min read


The Rioplatense accent of Argentina and Uruguay
The following is a linguistics research article on the origin and nature of the variant of Spanish spoken in Argentina, called...

Daniel Spencer
Jan 11, 202214 min read


Irish names explained
Though many people in Ireland have recognizable, anglicized names such as Patrick (Paddy) Reilly (an Irish balladeer), Michael Higgins...

Daniel Spencer
Jan 11, 20225 min read


Is Irish really a language?
Whenever I tell people that I'm learning Irish, they say either "Oh, you mean like Gaelic?" or "What's that? Don't they just speak...

Daniel Spencer
Jul 20, 20217 min read


The mysterious case of cases
Find out about a fascinating grammatical feature of many languages around the world that adds a richness and complexity to how nouns work.

Daniel Spencer
Jun 28, 20218 min read
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