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 Hello, readers! Do you remember my first post about language learning myths? Well, I decided it's time for another one. Language is such a fascinating subject and I love writing about it. In addition, I will also show you what I wore yesterday for  a stroll in Mostar city.   The weather was sunny but windy and I dressed accordingly. This post is actually a continuation of the one published in 2022. In that post, I wrote about  the seven most common language learning myths. Today I'll write about the eight one!   “Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.”     Gustave Flaubert,  Madame Bovary READING BLOGS AS A LANGUAGE LEARNING TOOL When it comes to language learning, there are so many myths surrounding it. Regardless whether we're talking about acquiring a foreign language or improving our own mother tongue, language learning is an activit...

Hello, in this post I shall review Lady Chatterley's Lover. It used to be somewhat of a controversial book. Originally published in Italy almost a hundred years ago (in 1928), it had to wait for decades to be published in England. In fact, it wasn't until the 1960s, that the uncensured version of this novel wasn't published in English. When it was finally published as it was, it was put on a trial for obscenity in England! A trial it lost. Not surprisingly, if it is true that the prosecutor opening statement was: 'Is this a book you would want your wife or your servants to read?' Did somebody really think it was a good question to ask in the sixties?  If you read it as a modern reader, you'll probably wonder what all the fuss was about. However, back in the day, this book caused quite a stir. A lot of fuss over nothing, really! It's a shame because it took away the attention from the novel itself. It really is a great novel in many ways. Perhaps you could ...