THE MEANING IS THE SAME
“A palatial house in a very expensive neighborhood.”
We find sometimes this description when they...
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Dec
Armenian Language Corner
09
Dec
ARMENIAN THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving is as American a holiday as apple pie but, of course, the word “thanksgiving” existed ...
11
Nov
ART AND TECHNOLOGY
You speak of fine arts, but also of liberal arts, and even of the art of cooking. Therefore, the ide...
28
Oct
The Unknown Witches
Witches have never enjoyed good press, especially when they are of the evil genre. The word վհուկ (v...
14
Oct
SMOKE AND PARISHES
“What’s the relation between a parish and a fire?”
“There is smoke involved in both.”
“How com...
30
Sep
“Eat! Eat!”
One of the symbolic moments in “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” a movie with which many Armenians probabl...
16
Sep
The Four Classical Elements
The Greeks listed four classical elements (air, water, earth, and fire) as the material basis of the...
26
Aug
OF HURRICANES AND TORNADOES
Hurricane Henri passed through the Northeast, but did not become a hurricane. On the other hand, met...
29
Jul
TRUSTEES THAT LIFT WORRIES
You call them “Board of Trustees” and “trustees,” because you trust them that they will do the job f...
15
Jul
The Desert Does Not Have Walls
The title reflects what any common speaker of Armenian would think. Even Mekhitar Sepastatsi, the fo...