Posts from the language category.
Have you repaid your debts on time? Are you obedient, reliable, trustworthy, following customs? Are you generous and into charity, helping your community? If yes, congratulations! Your name goes into the ledger with a clean record, the “good book.” Otherwise, beware your name may end up in the dreaded “black (bad) book.”This was real life in the Middle Ages and early modern period (1400s–1700s). B...
What happens when you fall in love with a new language — so much that you leave behind the comfort of your mother tongue? Jhumpa Lahiri's memoir is all about her journey learning Italian — not as a skill, but as a way of life. It's slow, poetic, and personal. 🖋️Not a guidebook. But a reflection on identity, language, and starting over. Read my review at https://jaeeblogscom.wordpress.com/2025/06/...
