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Keeping brain and tongue in sync

Keeping brain and tongue in sync

An author's struggles with English language pronunciation

Anbika Giri

Lionel Messi the goat

Lionel Messi the goat

My daughter teaches me English while offering straightforward life lessons and keeping me grounded

Anbika Giri

English is not the be-all and end-all

English is not the be-all and end-all

When will Nepalis learn that just speaking English does not a wise person make?

Anbika Giri

‘Jammed’ and ‘starved’ in Kenya

‘Jammed’ and ‘starved’ in Kenya

A Nepali’s mis-adventures trying to learn English in Africa

Anbika Giri

Me, the Interpreter

Me, the Interpreter

Trials and tribulations of the job while learning the language myself

Anbika Giri

From humiliation to humility

From humiliation to humility

With a little help from a sympathetic colleague, a young librarian overcomes her lack of confidence in English

Anbika Giri

Giving credit where it is due

Giving credit where it is due

How I learnt the many meanings of the English word ‘due’ and ‘self-service’

Anbika Giri

Leonardo and Drew

Leonardo and Drew

I discovered Tom before Leo, but somehow I completely forgot about Drew

Anbika Giri

Hi-Hee and Haha-Hihi

Hi-Hee and Haha-Hihi

Suddenly, I began doubting every English pronunciation I had ever learnt in school from teachers I had admired

Anbika Giri

"Mai commin, Sir?"

"Mai commin, Sir?"

Thoo Sir wanted to teach us English in English, while we preferred learning English in Nepali

Anbika Giri

The Thappad

The Thappad

How a 9-year-old was discouraged from learning English because of a slap

Anbika Giri

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