One of my favorite things we discussed in this class came early on in the semester when we discussed etymology. Etymology is defined as, “the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history” when you Google search it.
I didn’t realize at the time why I was so interested in the concept until today when I was talking to a friend about why I loved languages so much. I realized that my favorite thing about both French and Spanish was not the literature, in fact I hated the literature, it was the grammar, and the vocabulary. Continue reading “Why Everybody Should Be Bilingual”