Education tends to reveal more than it intends. Behind every subject and syllabus, behind every reform or ministerial decree, there’s a confession: this is what we think the future looks like. Or—more poignantly—what we hope it resembles. In Italy, that confession once had a distinctly glossy look. At the turn of the millennium, Silvio Berlusconi …
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How do you say “gin” in Latin?
Pótio iunípera. Literally junipery potion. I’ve always been fascinated by how languages add new words to their lexicon. If you are as well, here’s a couple of links you may want to check out. This article on the Guardian, written by Andy Bodle, lists the 13 fundamental mechanisms of word creation, from derivation—the most common—to …