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“That’s All Folks”
“That’s All Folks” – Mel Blanc
It wasn’t until I started watching the Gold Collection of Looney Tunes that I realized that only one voice was used for all characters, the incredible voice artist being Mel Blanc, also known as “The Man of 1000 Voices”. A true king of voiceovers!
Having a Hard Face Makes No Sense
Are you bilingual? Do you live in a country where your second language is spoken? If so, let me guess; you have tried to say something in your second language that makes no sense to the native speakers of your second language, but in your mind it makes perfect sense.
Parmesan
I love cheese, I always have. While searching the Internet for a new recipe, I came across an article by Forbes about Parmesan cheese (http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2012/11/19/the-dark-side-of-parmesan-cheese-what-you-dont-know-might-hurt-you/) that I thought was very interesting.
The Handy
The Germans, just like people in most other countries, have incorporated manyAnglicisms in their everyday vocabulary. An Anglicism is a word borrowed from English into another language. There are many words that come from the English language that Germans are using, often by adding a German ending to it.
A German reporter recently asked Americans if they understood the word ‘handy’. With microphone in hand and cameraman in tow, he interviewed Americans he encountered in a park and who were willing to talk to him.
Happy Independence Day!
As the July 4th holiday approaches, I am often reminded of the story of our national anthem. In 1814, while under British guard, lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key wrote the famous poem Defense of Fort McHenry after witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry.