Haley Keller
Stories (17/0)
How Are New Words Invented?
Every year, new words are added to the English language. We notice this happening most often when it comes to slang. In the twenty-first century, new slang words often spread frequently over social media, and many of them face scorn. But the creation of new words has always been part of language.
By Haley Keller3 years ago in FYI
Top Companies to Teach English in Japan
Japan is an exciting place to teach English, and there are a plethora of companies out there looking to hire native English speakers. If you’re looking for an opportunity to live and work in the country, that’s both a negative and a plus. It can be hard to sort through all of them and decide which is the best option for you.
By Haley Keller3 years ago in Wander
The Contentious Debate Around Real Person Fiction
There’s a controversy within the fanfiction community that’s been happening for a long time: Is Real Person Fiction (stories written about real public figures) harmful? On any given day, there’s a debate happening in one fandom space or another. Some fanfiction websites have banned RPF while others have embraced it. Pick any fan at random, and they’ll probably have an opinion on the topic.
By Haley Keller3 years ago in Geeks
My Immortal and the Enigma Behind the Story
Fanfiction has a reputation among some groups as being “weird” or “strange.” This is a simplification. In reality, the quality of fanfiction varies widely from work to work. There are middle schoolers writing their first stories to professional authors writing in worlds created by other professional authors.
By Haley Keller3 years ago in FYI
Easiest Languages for an English Speaker To Learn
English loves to borrow words from different languages. We’ve borrowed “gung-ho” from Chinese, “chocolate” from Nahuatl, and “plaza” from Spanish. French, in particular, has a lot of words that are similar to English counterparts. Of course, similarities don’t end with vocabulary. Languages might have grammar rules similar to English’s or very different. Some languages use Latin characters like English, while others use different writing systems. There are many ways in which languages can be similar, and these similarities can be a huge help to anyone learning a new language.
By Haley Keller3 years ago in FYI
Thou, Thee, Thy: Shakespeare and Modern English
Many people find reading Shakespeare difficult. Students in particular dread units on “Romeo and Juliet” or “Julius Caesar” in their English classes. Sometimes, Shakespeare seems to have been writing in an entirely different kind of English from what we speak today. Some might go as far as claiming that he writes in “old” English.
By Haley Keller3 years ago in FYI
Barista Thor: The Coffee Shop AU in Fanfiction
Tropes are literary devices that are commonly found in fiction. They are in everything from traditionally published books to blockbuster movies, but fanfiction in particular has embraced acknowledging their use. Fanfiction writers will proudly declare what tropes they’ve used as inspiration for a story in a way that novelists or screenwriters aren’t always as willing to do.
By Haley Keller3 years ago in Geeks